Official Name: | Praya |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Lombok#Indonesia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Indonesia |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Lesser Sunda Islands |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | West Nusa Tenggara |
Subdivision Type3: | Regency |
Subdivision Name3: | Central Lombok |
Subdivision Type4: | Kecamatan |
Subdivision Name4: | Praya |
Area Total Km2: | 61.26 |
Population As Of: | mid 2023 estimate |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 132684 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | UTC+08 |
Coordinates: | -8.7078°N 116.2731°W |
Praya (Indonesian: Praya or Kecamatan Praya) is the capital town of Central Lombok Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Lombok Tengah) on Lombok Island in the province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It has an area of 61.26km2 and a population of 125,890 people at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 132,684.[2] It is a predominantly Muslim town, with minorities of Balinese inhabitants following Hinduism and Chinese inhabitants following Buddhism or Christianity.
It is located a short distance to the north of the Bandara Internasional Lombok airport, which opened on 1 October 2011. The airport is the island's only operational airport and provides services for both international and domestic operations. It is also the only international airport serving the province of West Nusa Tenggara.
Praya has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy rainfall from November to April.