Bima

**Bima** (Indonesia: _Kota Bima_) is a city on the eastern coast of the island Sumbawa. It is  in the central Indonesian province called West Nusa Tenggara. It is the largest city on the island. The population was 142,443 at the 2010 Census. It is not part of the Regency of Bima which had a population of 407,636 at the 2010 Census.

## History

From 1620 to 1958 it was the capital of the Bima Sultanate, one of the four sultanates on Sumbawa. Today, Bima is the largest regional and economic center of Eastern Sumbawa. People from other parts of Indonesia, especially Java, Bali, and Lombok came to live in the city.

## People

The majority of the people in Bima are Muslims (97.38%). The rest are Protestant (0.89%), Catholic Christians (0.62%), and Hindus and Buddhists around (1.11%). The people of Bima and all of east Sumbawa speak Bima language.

## Place

The city is on the eastern shore of Bima Bay. Bima is on the Sumbawa road. Sape harbor is to the east and Dompu to the southwest. Historically, Bima was a port city that connected to other port cities in Eastern Indonesia such as Makassar and Ternate, and to ports in Lombok, Bali, and East Java.  Bus services from Bima go to neighboring cities in Sumbawa and as far as Mataram in Lombok.

### Airport

Sultan Muhammad Salahudin Airport (Bima Airport), is about  south of the city.

## Administration

Bima has 5 districts (_kecamatan_):
- Raba
- West Rasanae
- East Rasanae
- Mpunda
- Asakota

## Tourism

Bima has several popular tourist destinations, such as Mount Tambora, Wawo traditional Village, Snake Island, Ana Fari Lake, and Satonda Island. There are many white sandy beaches in north and sout Bima. The main attractions are the Sultan Salahuddin Mosque and Sultan Salahuddin Museum. The museum used to be the Bima Sultanate palace. Bima airport serves domestic and international visitors

## Sister cities

- Alor Setar, Malaysia

## Other websites

- RoyalArk- Indonesia- Bima
- Bima Wordlist at the Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Bima
- **settlement type**: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, City
- **motto**: _Maja Labo Dahu_ (Bima language, Bima)
(Shame and Fear)
- **image skyline**: Bus in Sumbawa.jpg
- **image caption**: A bus on the street in the City of Bima at noon.
- **image seal**: Lambang Kota Bima.png
- **image map**: Lokasi NTB Kota Bima.svg
- **map caption**: Bima in West Nusa Tenggara
- **pushpin map**: Indonesia_Lesser Sunda Islands#Indonesia
- **pushpin label position**: right
- **pushpin map caption**: Bima in Lesser Sunda Islands and Indonesia
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision type1**: Provinces of Indonesia, Province
- **subdivision type2**: Regions of Indonesia, Region
- **subdivision name2**: Lesser Sunda Islands
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Muhammad Lutfi
- **leader title1**: Vice Mayor
- **leader name1**: Fery Sofiyan
- **established date**: April 10 2002
- **area total km2**: 222.25
- **population as of**: 2014
- **population total**: 148984
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Time in Indonesia, Indonesia Central Time
- **utc offset**: +8
- **area code type**: Telephone numbers in Indonesia, Area code
- **area code**: (+62) 374
- **registration plate**: Vehicle registration plates of Indonesia, EA
- **website**: [http://www.bimakota.go.id/ www.bimakota.go.id]