East Nusa Tenggara

**East Nusa Tenggara** ( – NTT) isa province of Indonesia. It is the east part of the Lesser Sunda Islands. It faces the Indian Ocean to the south and the Flores Sea to the north. There are more than 500 islands in the province. The largest islands are Sumba, Flores, and the western part of Timor. There is a land border between the province and the country East Timor. There are twenty-one regencies and the regency-level city of Kupang in the province. Kupang is the capital and largest city.

East Nusa Tenggara is the only province in Indonesia where most people are Christian It is the only Indonesian province where Roman Catholicism is the main religion. The area of the province is 47,245.82 km<sup>2</sup>. The population at the 2010 Census was 4,683,827. An official estimate of the population in January 2014 was 5,070,746. East Nusa Tenggara is one of the least developed provinces in Indonesia. Tourism is growing here. The most well-known attractions are Labuan Bajo, Komodo National Park, and Mount Kelimutu.

## Provincial Government

This is a list of governors of East Nusa Tenggara.
- W. J. Lala Mentik (1960–1965)
- El Tari (1966–1978)
- Ben Mboi (1978–1988)
- Hendrik Fernandez (1988–1993)
- Herman Musakabe (1993–1998)
- Piet Alexander Tallo (1998–2008)
- Frans Lebu Raya (2008–2018)
- Victor Laiskodat (2018–present)

## Other websites

- Official website of the NTT Tourist Office
- The NTT website of the Indonesian Central Statistics Bureau (_Badan Pusat Statistik_ or BPS) which provides data on a range of matters in the province.  Especially helpful is the annual publication NTT dalam Angka [NTT in Figures] which provides very extensive statistics about a wide range of issues.
- The local Kupang newspaper _Pos Kupang_ gives local news coverage of many provincial events.
- Website on music from the islands of Roti and Lombok .

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: East Nusa Tenggara
- **native name lang**: id
- **image caption**: From top, left to right : Kelimutu, Nature in Flores, Boa Beach in Rote Ndao Regency, Labuan Bajo, view of Komodo Island, Dancers in Watublapi in traditional costume, Kukusan Island in Flores
- **image seal**: Coat of Arms of East Nusa Tenggara NEW.png
- **image flag**: Flag of East Nusa Tenggara.svg
- **image map**: East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia.svg
- **map caption**: Location of East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **established title**: Established
- **established date**: 17 December 1958
- **seat type**: Capital

- **seat**: Kupang
- **leader party**: Nasdem Party, Nasdem
- **leader title**: Governor
- **leader name**: Viktor Laiskodat
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 47245.82
- **area rank**: Provinces of Indonesia, 13th
- **elevation max m**: 2458
- **elevation max point**: Mount Mutis
- **population total**: 5070746
- **population as of**: 2014 Estimate
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population rank**: 12th
- **demographics type1**: Demographics
- **demographics1 title1**: Ethnic groups
- **timezone1**: Time in Indonesia, Indonesia Central Time
- **utc offset1**: +8
- **postal code type**: Postal codes in Indonesia, Postcodes
- **postal code**: 80xxx, 81xxx, 82xxx
- **area code type**: Telephone numbers in Indonesia, Area codes
- **area code**: (62)3xx
- **iso code**: ID-NT
- **registration plate type**: Vehicle registration plates of Indonesia, Vehicle sign
- **registration plate**: Vehicle registration plates of Indonesia, DH (Timor), Vehicle registration plates of Indonesia, EB (Flores, Alor, Lembata), Vehicle registration plates of Indonesia, ED (Sumba)
- **blank name sec1**: Human Development Index, HDI
- **blank info sec1**: 0.631 ()
- **blank1 name sec1**: HDI rank
- **blank1 info sec1**: List of Indonesian provinces by Human Development Index, 32nd (2016)
- **type**: Provinces of Indonesia, Province
- **leader title2**: Deputy Governor
- **leader name2**: Josef Sae Noi
- **demographics1 info1**: Atoni or Atoni, Dawan (22%)
Manggarai (15%)
Sumba people, Sumba (12%)
Belu Regency, Belu (9%)
Lamaholot (8%)
Rote Island, Rote (5%)
Li'o language, Lio (4%)
- **demographics1 title2**: Religion
- **demographics1 info2**: Roman Catholicism (51.83%)
Protestantism (38.68%)
Islam (9.28%)
Hinduism (0.19%)
Buddhism (0.01%)
- **demographics1 title3**: Languages
- **demographics1 info3**: Indonesian language, Indonesian, Kupang Malay, Lamaholot language, Lamaholot, Uab Meto language, Uab Meto, Bunak language, Bunak, Tetum language, Tetum