- Sumbawa Besar
Sumbawa BESAR is one of the most populated towns beside
Bima andDompu in theIndonesia n island ofSumbawa . It is the capital city of the island and a part of the province ofWest Nusa Tenggara .Name
The slogan of the town is "BESAR" which can mean big in
Bahasa . However, this slogan is actually anacronym for:
*B Bersih (Clean),
*E Elok (Beautiful),
*S Sehat (Healthy),
*A Aman (Safe),
*R Rapi (Proper).Languages
Bahasa Indonesian is widely spoken in Sumbawa BESAR with some local languages such as Samawa andBalinese (spoken by Balinese people that moved to Sumbawa BESAR).Transportation
Public transportation in Sumbawa BESAR may include "
bemo ", "dokar ", and "becak ".There are two lines of "bemo" there, Blue "bemo" and Yellow "bemo". Each serves different routes around the city but both pass the most crowded street in the city, Jalan Kartini. Jalan Kartini may be considered as the centre of the city since local merchants are concentrated in this area and youngsters usually hang out around the water fountain in the middle of the street.
There is one small airport named Lapangan Udara Brangbiji that serves some small flights to and from
Mataram . However, due to the limited number of passengers using these flight services, the flight schedules have been limited to once or twice a week. Mainly, the flights are served by Merpati Airways.Tourism
Tourism in Sumbawa BESAR or Sumbawa has not been promoted by the government. However, thanks to that, Sumbawa has really nice untouched beaches that many tourists, local, national or international, have enjoyed.
There are several small hotels / motels in Sumbawa BESAR. They may include Hotel Tambora, Hotel Suci, etc. The rate per night varies but usually is cheap ranging from Rp. 50,000 to Rp. 100,000 (US$6 - 13).
Education
Sumbawa BESAR has some public schools and so far only one private Catholic school.
A university was built in 1998 named "Universitas Samawa". The tuition fee is Rp. 400,000 / year. There are 694 students. Study programs include Management Finance and Banking (D3), Mechanical Engineering (D3), Civil Engineering (D3 & S1), Physics, Agronomy, Administration, Economy, Food Science, and Education (S1).
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