Sumbawa Besar
Sumbawa Besar | |
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Downtown Sumbawa Besar | |
| Motto: BESAR | |
Location of Sumbawa Regency in West Nusa Tenggara | |
| Coordinates: 8°30′S 117°25′E / 8.500°S 117.417°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Province | West Nusa Tenggara |
| Regency | Sumbawa |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.83 km2 (17.31 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 64,936 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 |
Sumbawa Besar is a town on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, and is the second-biggest settlement on the island after Bima. It is the administrative capital of the Sumbawa Regency within the province of West Nusa Tenggara, and has a population of 56,337 inhabitants as of the 2010 census and 62,753 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 64,936.