Bima Regency
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Bima Regency is a division of the Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

n Province of West Nusa Tenggara
West Nusa Tenggara
West Nusa Tenggara is a province in south-central Indonesia. The province encompasses the western portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, except for Bali as the Wallace line running the length of the Lombok Strait forms the western boundary of the province....

. It is located on the island of Sumbawa
Sumbawa
Sumbawa is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast. It is in the province of West Nusa Tenggara....

 and the capital is Woha
Woha (city)
Woha is the capital of the Bima Regency in the Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara....

, and it completely surrounds Bima City (Kota).

It has two non contiguous parts, one part is the northern half of Sanggar Peninsula which is dominated by Mount Tambora
Mount Tambora
Mount Tambora is an active stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia. Sumbawa is flanked both to the north and south by oceanic crust, and Tambora was formed by the active subduction zone beneath it. This raised Mount Tambora as high as , making it...

, and the other half is the easternmost quarter of the island (exlcuding Bima City). Between the two parts is Dompu Regency
Dompu Regency
Dompu Regency is a division of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Sumbawa and the capital is Dompu. It is bordered to the north and to the east by two non-contiguous parts of Bima Regency, as well as by Saleh Bay, Sanggar Bay, and Cempi Bay....

. To the NE of the Tambora part is Sanggar Bay
Sanggar Bay
Sanggar Bay is a major bay on the island of Sumbawa, southwest of the Sanggar Peninsula and Mount Tambora....

, 3 bodies of water border the regency, Bima Bay
Bima Bay
Bima Bay is a major waterway on the north side of the island of Sumbawa, and is adjacent to Bima City and Bima Regency . It contains the island Kambing Island , as well as the Bima harbor .-External links:...

, Waworada Bay
Waworada Bay
Waworada Bay or Waworada Gulf is a slender bay facing the Indian Ocean on Sumbawa island, in Bima Regency, opening towards Sape Strait.-External links:...

, and Sape Strait
Sape Strait
The Sape Strait The Sape Strait (Indonesian: Selat Sape) The Sape Strait (Indonesian: Selat Sape) (also Sapie Strait is a strait connecting the Flores Sea to the Sumba Strait. It separates the islands of Sumbawa and Komodo. It joins the Indondesian provinces of West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa...

.

The Regency is nearly co-terminus with the former Sultanate of Bima and includes the nearby islands of Sangeang Island, Banta Island, and Matagate Island. Kambing Island (Bima) lies in Bima Bay
Bima Bay
Bima Bay is a major waterway on the north side of the island of Sumbawa, and is adjacent to Bima City and Bima Regency . It contains the island Kambing Island , as well as the Bima harbor .-External links:...

 is also part of the Regency.

Kecamatan

  • Ambalawi
  • Belo
  • Bolo
  • Donggo
  • Lambu
  • Langgudu
  • Mada Pangga
  • Monta
  • Sanggar
  • Sape
  • Tambora
  • Wawo
  • Wera
  • Woha
    Woha (city)
    Woha is the capital of the Bima Regency in the Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara....

  • Palibelo
  • Parado
  • Soromandi
  • Parewa

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