East Nusa Tenggara is the southernmost province of Indonesia. It comprises the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands,facing the Indian Ocean in the south and the Flores Sea in the north. It consists of more than 500 islands,with the largest ones being Sumba,Flores,and the western part of Timor;the latter shares a land border with the separate nation of East Timor. The province is subdivided into twenty-one regencies and the regency-level city of Kupang,which is the capital and largest city.
Kupang,formerly known as Koepang,is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara. At the 2020 Census,it had a population of 442,758;the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 468,913. It is the largest city and port on the island of Timor,and is a part of the Timor Leste–Indonesia–Australia Growth Triangle free trade zone. Geographically,Kupang is the southernmost city in Indonesia.
West Manggarai Regency is one of the eight regencies which comprise the island of Flores,located in the province of East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia. The Regency was created on 25 February 2003 by separation off the western districts of Manggarai Regency. It covers a land area of 3,141.47 km2,and had a population of 221,703 at the 2010 census,rising to 251,689 at the 2015 Intermediate census and to 256,317 at the 2020 census. The official estimate as at mid 2022 was 263,687. The regency's capital is the town of Labuan Bajo.
North Central Timor Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara Province,Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,669.70 km2,and had a population of 229,803 at the 2010 Census and 259,829 at the 2020 Census;the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 268,067. Its regency seat is located at the town of Kefamenanu,which had a population of 49,095 in mid 2022. The regency borders Timor Leste's Oecusse enclave,one of few Indonesian regions that have a land border with other countries.
PT TransNusa Aviation Mandiri,operating as TransNusa,is an Indonesian low-cost carrier based in Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. It was launched in August 2005,serving various destinations from Kupang,Timor,using aircraft chartered from Pelita Air and Trigana Air Service. In August 2011,TransNusa received its own air operator's certificate (AOC) and scheduled commercial airline permit,operating as a regional carrier. The airline relaunched as a low-cost carrier in 2022 after briefly ceasing operations in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The Mina River is a river of Timor,in the province of East Nusa Tenggara,Indonesia,about 2000 km east of the capital Jakarta. Above this river also stretches the Noelmina Bridge which connects Kupang with the South Central Timor Regency.
Se'i or sei is an Indonesian smoked meat from Kupang,Timor island,East Nusa Tenggara,Indonesia. Se'i may be derived from a variety of meats,with pork,beef or game animals such as venison as common offerings. Today,the most popular se'i meat is pork.
Frans Lebu Raya was an Indonesian politician who was the 8th Governor of East Nusa Tenggara between 2008 and 2018.
Hendrik Fernandez,sometimes known as Dr. Endi,was an Indonesian politician. He was born in Kupang. He was the governor of East Nusa Tenggara from 1988-1993. During his term as governor,Fernandez instituted the Revenue Increasing People's Movement as one of the development programs in the region. One of these programs was to plant one million cashew plant saplings.
The 2018 East Nusa Tenggara gubernatorial election took place on 27 June 2018 as part of the simultaneous local elections. It was held to elect the governor of East Nusa Tenggara along with their deputy,whilst members of the provincial council will be re-elected in 2019.
Zulkieflimansyah is an Indonesian politician and academician who is the current Governor of West Nusa Tenggara,serving for the term 2018-2023. Before being elected as governor,he had been elected to the People's Representative Council thrice.
Christoffel Joseph Mooy is a member of the People's Representative Council of Indonesia. He was chosen as the 6th general secretary of the Indonesian Christian Party at its 8th congress.
Puteri Indonesia 2020,the 24th Puteri Indonesia pageant,was held on 6 March 2020 at Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta,Indonesia. Frederika Alexis Cull,Puteri Indonesia 2019,crowned her successor,Raden Roro Ayu Maulida Putri of East Java at the end of the event. She represented Indonesia at Miss Universe 2020,where she placed among the Top 20 finalists.
Cornelis Feoh was an Indonesian politician and member of the Golkar Party of East Nusa Tenggara. Feoh,who was from Rote Island in Rote Ndao Regency,served in the East Nusa Tenggara Regional People's Representative Council (DPRD) from 2019 until his death in office on January 3,2021.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Seroja was the third-deadliest tropical cyclone on record in the Australian region,behind Cyclone Mahina in 1899 and the Flores cyclone in 1973. Seroja brought historic flooding and landslides to portions of southern Indonesia and East Timor and later went on to make landfall in Western Australia's Mid West region,becoming the first to do so since Cyclone Elaine in 1999. The twenty-second tropical low,seventh tropical cyclone,and third severe tropical cyclone of the 2020–21 Australian region cyclone season,the precursor of Seroja formed off the south coast of Timor island as Tropical Low 22U at 18:00 UTC on 3 April 2021;its genesis was related to convectively coupled equatorial waves. The tropical low moved very slowly near the island,while the system's thunderstorms increased in organization. The low intensified into Tropical Cyclone Seroja by 4 April,while it was passing north of Rote Island,while continuing its slow strengthening trend.
Samuel Kristian Lerik was an Indonesian military officer,bureaucrat,and politician who served as the Mayor of Kupang from 1986 until 2007.
Sasando Building is a building and official residence of East Nusa Tenggara governor. The building is located in city of Kupang,in Kota Raja District.
Paulus Moa was an Indonesian bureaucrat and politician. He was the acting regent of Manufahi in the now-dissolved province of East Timor in 1994,regent of Sikka from 1998 until 2003,and the deputy speaker of East Nusa Tenggara Regional People's Representative Council from 2004 until 2009.
