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Labuan Bajo is a fishing town located at the western end of the large island of Flores in the East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. It is in Komodo District . [ 2 ] It is the capital of the West Manggarai Regency , one of the eight regencies on Flores Island.
East Nusa Tenggara is known for its natural beauty such as Komodo National Park, Labuan Bajo, Lake Kelimutu, and exotic beaches. [8] The province is rich in culture, with diverse tribes, languages, and traditions such as ikat weaving and the Pasola ceremony in Sumba.
The Bajo or Bajau people are the indigenous tribes of the archipelago originating from the Sulu Islands, Philippines. Bajo migrated to various places in the Malay Archipelago, one of which was Labuhan Bajo, West Manggarai. Labuan Bajo means the harbor for the Bajo people. This ethnic group is a nomadic ethnic group in the sea, it is not ...
Labuan Bajo, located on the western tip, is often used by tourists as a base to visit Komodo and Rinca islands. Labuan Bajo also attracts scuba divers, as whale sharks inhabit the waters around Labuan Bajo. The Luba and Bena villages include traditional houses in Flores. Bena is also noted for its Stone Age megaliths.
The interior of Komodo Airport The baggage claim area of the Komodo Airport. On 27 December 2015, President Joko Widodo inaugurated a new modern terminal at the airport. The larger terminal could provide passenger services for up to 1.5 million passengers per year, compared with the capacity of the old terminal of around 150,000 passengers per annum.
Provinces have a local government, consisting of a governor (Gubernur) and a regional legislative body (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Provinsi). The governor and members of local representative bodies are elected by popular vote for five-year terms, but governors can only serve for two terms.
Labuan (/ l ə ˈ b uː ə n /), officially the Federal Territory of Labuan (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan), is an island federal territory of Malaysia. It includes Labuan Island and six smaller islands off the coast of the state of Sabah in East Malaysia.
Provinsi: Province: Gubernur: Governor 38 [4] II Kabupaten: Regency: Bupati: Regent 416 [18] Kota: City: Wali Kota: Mayor 98 [18] III Kecamatan, distrik, kapanewon, or kemantren: District: Camat, kepala distrik, panewu or mantri pamong praja: Head of district 7,266 [18] IV Desa or kelurahan: Village/subdistrict: Kepala desa or lurah: Head of ...