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East Nusa Tenggara
Nusa Tenggara Timur
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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
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Flag
Seal
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Location of East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia
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Coordinates:
10°11′S
123°35′E
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10.183°S 123.583°E
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-10.183; 123.583
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Country
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Indonesia
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Established
| 17 December 1958
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Capital
(and largest city)
| Kupang
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? Governor
| Viktor Laiskodat
(
Nasdem
)
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? Deputy Governor
| Josef Sae Noi
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? Total
| 47,245.82 km
2
(18,241.71 sq mi)
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? Rank
| 13th
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Highest elevation
| 2,458 m (8,064 ft)
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? Total
| 5,070,746
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? Rank
| 12th
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? Density
| 110/km
2
(280/sq mi)
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Ethnic groups
| Atoni
or
Dawan
(22%)
Manggarai
(15%)
Sumba
(12%)
Belu
(9%)
Lamaholot
(8%)
Rote
(5%)
Lio
(4%)
[2]
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Religion
| Roman Catholicism
(51.83%)
Protestantism
(38.68%)
Islam
(9.28%)
Hinduism
(0.19%)
Buddhism
(0.01%)
[3]
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Languages
| Indonesian
,
Kupang Malay
,
Lamaholot
,
Uab Meto
,
Bunak
,
Tetum
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Time zone
| UTC+8
(
Indonesia Central Time
)
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Postcodes
| 80xxx, 81xxx, 82xxx
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Area codes
| (62)3xx
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ISO 3166 code
| ID-NT
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Vehicle sign
| DH
(Timor),
EB
(Flores, Alor, Lembata),
ED
(Sumba)
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HDI
| 0.631 (
Medium
)
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HDI rank
| 32nd
(2016)
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Website
| nttprov
.go
.id
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East Nusa Tenggara
(
Indonesian
:
Nusa Tenggara Timur
? 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
2
. 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
.
This is a list of governors of East Nusa Tenggara.