Asi Mbojo (Bima Sultanate Palace)

Kingdom Mbojo (Bima), which entered in one record the travel history of Indonesia up to now still leave a palace that had become the palace of the sultans’s of Bima. The available palace in the middle of the Bima city and was built by Sultan Salahudin Kahir in end of a year 1725 and 1727 was still showing its authenticity. Although experiencing renovation, but renovation that was carried out stayed gripping in his original architecture.

The Palace which was built at the period of Sultan Salahudin Kahir this continued to become the resident's pride Mbojo. As usual him palaces in the Javanese Island, the Mbojo palace also had the design was similar in fact possibly was the same as the palace in the Javanese island.

The palace was located in the middle of the city, in front was spread our the town square.All around the palace overgrown with banyan tree and in the other corner looks a mosque as the place of religious duties of Muslim group. "......Previously indeed had the very big banyan tree but now has collapsed....", said H. Umar - the Bima citizens.

Entered the palace with the design of the house on stilts, the visitor was offered various legacy sorts of the kingdom like the kris, the sword and symbols of the kingdom as well as jewellery. The visitor could also enter the sultan's office and the bed that still looked intact except the old meubeler with its distinctive design.

The unique of this palace, according to the guard there is one room as a place of the execution on people who were sentenced guilty. If capital punishment is carried out, the bodies of persons concerned will never be found in the room. "According to the story, there was the supernatural being that in the order to throw the bodies away," He explained.

Be finished followed corners of the palace, the visitor still was offered various original Mbojo works like herb or wood crafts Songgak. According to the brochure, wood Songgak had the usefulness cured several illnesses among them rheumatism and diabetes. "The method is, was kept pouring water in glasses songgak. Be waiting several times just his water was drunk”, explained the other guide.
Matter of taste should not be asked. For those of you who do not like the bitter taste if you want to drink water from wood glasses songgak should prepare sugar for the bitter taste or other bidders. Not believe ???!!!, please try it...........***

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Bima In Historical Perspective

Bima, or which is also called "Dana Mbojo" has undergone a long journey and much rooted in history. According to the legend as set forth in "Book of BO" (codex Kingdom and the Sultanate of Bima), arrival of a traveler and Javanese nobleman whose surname "Sang Bima" on the island Satonda forerunner descendants of the kings of Bima and the onset of early pre-historic era in the land of Bima. In the period, the Bima territory was divided into areas of power management called "Ncuhi". Name of the Ncuhi inspired from the name of the territory or under their control group of mountains.

There were five people Ncuhi joined in a federation Ncuhi at the time, namely : "Ncuhi Dara" which controls the center of the Bima region or in the center of government, "Ncuhi Parewa" controlled southern area of Bima, "Ncuhi Padolo" which controls the area west of Bima, "Ncuhi Banggapupa" which controls the eastern part of the Bima and "Ncuhi Dorowuni" that controlled the Bima territory the northern part. This federation agreed to lift Bima as the leader. The de-jure, "Sang Bima" accepted this appointment, but the de-facto he handed again over his authority to Ncuhi Dara to govern on behalf of him.

In further developments, son of "Sang Bima" by the name "Indra Zamrud" and "Indra Komala" come to the land of Bima. "Indra Zamrud" who became the first King of Bima. Since then Bima enter the kingdom era. On his way into a big government is very influential in the constellation of history and culture of the archipelago. In the hereditary rule of 16 kings until the end of the XVI century AD.

Dawn of Islam shone brightly throughout Persada Nusantara between the XVI century until the XVII century. His influence was widespread until it reaches the ground Bima. His influence was widespread until it reaches the ground Bima. Date July 5, 1640 AD and witnessed the transition milestone governmental system of the Kingdom of the system into the Sultanate. Marked by the appointment of "La Ka'i" Crown Prince called "Rumata Ma Bata Wadu" became the first Sultan, and changed his name to "Sultan Abdul Kahir" (Grave on Mount "Dana Taraha" now). Since then Bima sultanate into civilization and rule of Sultan also 15 people were hereditary until 1951.

Time Sultanate lasted more than three centuries. As the waves of the ocean, sometimes the pairs, and sometimes also subsided. The days of the empire experienced ups and downs because it is caused by the influence of Imperialism and Colonialism in the archipelago. In 1951, just after the death of the 14th Sultan of Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin, Bima entered the era of independence and the status of the Sultanate of Bima was changed with the regional formation of Swapraja and establishment of the autonomous region and then change to the Regency.

During 2002, Bima again divided in accordance with the mandate of Act No. 13 of 2002 through the formation of the Bima City territory. Until now, the regions that located on the eastern of this Sumbawa island is divided into two administrative territories and political, that is the Bima Regency and the Government of the Bima City. The Bima Regency had 18 Districts and 168 Villages, while the Bima City Government currently has 5 District with 38 subdistricts.***

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Potential and Opportunity of Bima City

Bima City has the potential of natural resources that supported land and climate conditions are suitable for agricultural development. The potential that there are support programs developed in the sector of food crops, plantations and farms to create food needs of the community. The main commodity crops Bima City is Rice, Maize and Soybean. But as the development time, caution is warranted in the use of agricultural land for resettlement and housing. There should be a policy to establish the Eternal Green Land to continue to support the existence of food in the Bima City.

Bima City also has potential in the forestry sector. Although the current condition of the forest area in part is in critical condition. The existence of forests play an important role in maintaining ecosystems as a buffer in addition to community life.

It location on the edge of the Bima gulf, making the Bima City also has the potential of the fisheries sector in the presence of marine coastal areas owned. Cultivation fisheries production reached 553,10 tons per year, consisting of 508.49 tonnes of fishpond cultivation and from the pond (Karamba) of 44.61 tonnes. Fishery production from marine capture of 1053.10 tons per year, and public waters of 11.60 tonnes. In addition to the production of fish, other marine production is seaweed with wide 5 Ha and production of wet seaweed as much as 38.40 tons per year.

The industrial sector plays an important role in economic activities. Industries in the Bima city is a small industry with a number of business units as much as 768 units and provide employment for 1959 people. The number of industries specified by type of craft is the wood industry as much as 228 units, metal/precious metal as much as 113 units, woven cloth 31 units, 230 units of food and other types of business people as much as 166 units. Meanwhile, the number of households as many as 860 industrial units with a total workforce of 2659 people.

While the tourism sector represents a huge potential to be developed, considering the support of several other sectors. The tourism sector is a potential multi-sector, certainly support and coordination between the field is something to be access to an optimal implementation of tourism activities. Besides the support from all the other tourism resources such as natural, cultural, artistic attractions and historical that have been comprehensive enough so they are already waiting for investors to come to develop it.

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Bima City Overview

The Bima city is geographically located on Sumbawa island in the eastern part of the position of 118° 41″00 East Longitude and 8° 3″00 South Latitude. Northern boundary is bordered by District Ambalawi Bima Regency, the east by District Wawo Bima regency, the south by District Belo Bima Regency and the west bordering the Gulf of Bima.
The total area is 222.25 km² Bima city which is divided into 5 (five) districts, namely RasanaE Barat District, District Asakota, District Mpunda, District Raba and RasanaE Timur. Based on a complete enumeration census in 2010, the total population is 142,443 people Bima City, consisting of a total of 69,841 men and 72,602 people who the female population. Judging from the distribution of population, Raba District has the highest population that is equal to 34,756 persons; followed by District Mpunda for 32,531 people; District RasanaE Barat for 31,039 people; District Asakota 27,931 people and RasanaE Timur Districts of 16,196 people.

Comparison of the number of men and women (sex ratio) results of 2010 Population Census at Bima City amounted to 96.20%, means a higher female population 3.80% of total male population. Of the 5 (five) districts are mostly sex ratio below 100%. Only District Asakota who have sex ratio over 100% is equal to 101.19%. Districts that have a sex ratio was lowest for the District Mpunda of 89.95%. That is, the population numbers of women in District Mpunda 10.05% higher than the male population.
The inhabitants’s livelihood of the Bima City was dominated by the sector of social services, that is equal to 27.95% of the total population, while the trade sector, Hotels and Restaurants of 23.34%, Agricultural sector 15.87%, the sector Transportation, Storage and Communication of 14.15%.
The formation of the Bima City through a series of process and the long struggle that begin with the netting community aspiration through several of the public’s consultation conducted by the DPRD (parliament) Bima Regency and the Universities in Bima.

Then the Regent Bima formed a technical team Increased status administrative Bima city Government in charge of conducting studies and feasibility studies concerning the preparation of the Bima City. The result, the Regent issued a letter to parliament Bima for approval, and on 22 February 2001 parliament Bima Regency issued Decision No. 3 in 2001 on the Approval Status Improvement of the Government of the Administrative Bima City become the Bima city Government. Process for the process be done and climax occurred on April 10, 2002, parliament the Republic of Indonesia passed the Law No. 13 of 2002 on the Formation of the Bima City Government in West Nusa Tenggara province.

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