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Praya
Town
Praya, Lombok
Praya Location in Indonesia Show map of Lombok Praya Praya (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 8°42′28″S 116°16′23″E / 8.70778°S 116.27306°E / -8.70778; 116.27306
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	West Nusa Tenggara
Regency	Central Lombok
Kecamatan	Praya
Area
• Total	61.26 km² (23.65 sq mi)
Population (mid 2022 estimate)^[1]
• Total	129,881
• Density	2,100/km² (5,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08

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 61.26 square kilometres (23.65 sq mi) and a population of 125,890 people at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 129,881.^[1] It is a predominantly Muslim town, with minorities of Balinese inhabitants following Hinduism and Chinese inhabitants following Buddhism or Christianity.

Transportation

It is located a short distance to the north of the Bandara Internasional Lombok airport (IATA: LOP, ICAO: WADL), 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.

Climate

Praya has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy rainfall from November to April.

Climate data for Praya
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.9 (85.8)	30.0 (86.0)	30.2 (86.4)	30.8 (87.4)	30.4 (86.7)	29.7 (85.5)	29.2 (84.6)	29.7 (85.5)	30.3 (86.5)	30.7 (87.3)	30.6 (87.1)	30.4 (86.7)	30.2 (86.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.0 (78.8)	26.1 (79.0)	26.0 (78.8)	26.0 (78.8)	25.4 (77.7)	24.5 (76.1)	24.0 (75.2)	24.4 (75.9)	25.3 (77.5)	25.9 (78.6)	26.3 (79.3)	26.3 (79.3)	25.5 (77.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.2 (72.0)	22.3 (72.1)	21.9 (71.4)	21.2 (70.2)	20.5 (68.9)	19.4 (66.9)	18.9 (66.0)	19.2 (66.6)	20.3 (68.5)	21.1 (70.0)	22.0 (71.6)	22.2 (72.0)	20.9 (69.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	286 (11.3)	269 (10.6)	198 (7.8)	160 (6.3)	118 (4.6)	79 (3.1)	73 (2.9)	31 (1.2)	13 (0.5)	80 (3.1)	185 (7.3)	307 (12.1)	1,799 (70.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org^[2]

Transportation

Climate

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