Tanjung, West Nusa Tenggara Province, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
🇮🇩 Tanjung is a town and district on the island of Lombok. It is the local capital of the North Lombok Regency in the Indonesian province West Nusa Tenggara. "Tanjung" means "cape" in Indonesian.
Tanjung is known for its market and its temples. There is a new Buddhist temple (Sutta Dhamma Lenek) near Tanjung. Another Buddhist Temple, Vihara Dhamma, can be visited in the centre of Tanjung. About 800 Buddhists live in and around Tanjung. Pura Medana is a significant Hindu temple to the west of Tanjung on the small Sira peninsula. Every Sunday a special cattle market is held in Tanjung.
There are various waterfalls to the east of Tanjung such as Air Terjung Gangga (Gangga waterfall) and Air Terjun Tiu (Tiu waterfall) with a height of 30 metres.
Administrative villages Tanjung consists of 7 villages (kelurahan or desa) namely: • Jenggal • Medana • Sigar Penjalin • Sokong • Tanjung • Tegal Maja • Teniga.
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Tanjung has a population of over 55,130 people. Tanjung also forms the centre of the wider North Lombok District which has a population of over 251,451 people. It is also a part of the larger West Nusa Tenggara Province.
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See Also: 🇲🇾 Tanjung, Penang, Malaysia | 🇮🇩 Tanjung, South Kalimantan Province, Borneo, Indonesia | 🇲🇾 Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia | 🇮🇩 Tanjung Pandan, Bangka Belitung Islands, South Sumatra, Indonesia | 🇮🇩 Tanjungpandan, Bangka Belitung Islands, South Sumatra, Indonesia | 🇮🇩 Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands Province, Sumatra, Indonesia
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🇮🇩 Tegallalang -8.459
🇮🇩 Sumbawa Besar -8.5
🇨🇳 Shijingshan 116.223
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🇮🇩 Gerung 116.117,-8.717 d: 40.9
🇮🇩 Selong 116.533,-8.65 d: 53.7
🇮🇩 Amlapura 115.6,-8.433 d: 61.2
🇮🇩 Klungkung 115.405,-8.539 d: 84.6
🇮🇩 Semarapura 115.4,-8.533 d: 85
🇮🇩 Taliwang 116.867,-8.733 d: 89.6
🇮🇩 Gianyar 115.322,-8.541 d: 93.5
🇮🇩 Blahbatuh 115.3,-8.567 d: 96.5
🇮🇩 Tegallalang 115.276,-8.459 d: 96.9
Antipodal to: Tanjung -63.85,8.35
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🇻🇪 Ciudad Guayana -62.761,8.295 d: 19895.2
🇻🇪 Caroní -62.679,8.306 d: 19886.1
🇻🇪 Maturín -63.186,9.49 d: 19868.8
🇻🇪 Zaraza -65.317,9.333 d: 19820.3
🇻🇪 Barcelona -64.656,10.127 d: 19798.6
🇻🇪 Puerto Cruz -64.633,10.2 d: 19792.1
🇻🇪 Puerto La Cruz -64.637,10.2 d: 19792
🇻🇪 Lechería -64.681,10.191 d: 19791
🇻🇪 Diego Bautista -64.681,10.191 d: 19791