[1] The symbolism behind the Lambang of Kabupaten Lombok Utara (the regency's symbolic logo) is to describe the society of North Lombok as a faithful and obedient people, unified under the Republic of Indonesia in a community having a tradition of integrity, religious strength and awareness of the cosmos.

These principles providing a strong base for the people of North Lombok to work together in a disciplined and responsible society building a prosperous and ordered community.

[6] The oldest recorded historical eruption was in 1847 and last eruption was in May 2010[7][8][9][10][11][12] The Regency of West Lombok was established in 1958 and then included the northwestern section of Lombok, comprising the five West Coast districts north of Ampenan and Sengigi - Pemenang, Tanjung, Gangga, Kayangan and Bayan.

This move resulted the five districts in the northwestern end of the island being too far away from the services of the West Lombok Regency at Gerung.

According to the volcano's official monitoring agency, ash from Mount Barujari was reported as rising up to two km into the atmosphere and damaged crops.

A foreshock occurred on July 29, 2018, with a moment magnitude of 6.4 which also caused significant damage and claimed the lives of 20 people and injured hundreds more.

[19] Local authorities were active after the earthquake, aiming to provide food supplies and other forms of relief to the affected areas.

Villagers from the 14 hamlets that form Lembah Sari felled a large tree on the side of the main inland road connecting the northern region to that of West Lombok Regency and the City of Mataram so that it formed a roadblock and then manned the roadblock in protest to the boundary alignment.

Residents decided to move an apparent border between the two districts that followed the line of division between West Pemenang and Lembah Sari.

If this hypothesis is true, the remnants of the Boda religion can be seen as representing a kind of original Sasak culture, undiluted by later Islamic innovations.

These original Sask belief systems appear to be much stronger in the Northern areas of Lombok than elsewhere on the island The sasak people regard both food and prayer as indispensable whenever they seek to communicate with spirits, including the dead[24] and many ritualistic traditional Sasak practices still endure despite the influences of both modernity and orthodox Islam.

Bahasa Indonesian is the language most widely used in everyday interactions at places such as the larger hotels and in the government offices.

Plantation sector In August 2010 the Deputy Governor of West Nusa Teggara (NTB), Ir H Badrul Munir, MM, announced in Tanjung, North Lombok Regency, that the subdistrict of North Lombok has the potential to be developed as a plantation area, and as a national center for cocoa development in NTB, this region is rich with agricultural commodities such as cocoa, coffee, vanilla, and cloves.

The craft are principally of local design and wooden construction powered by petrol fuelled outboard engines.

Speedboat services are also available for local in-shore charters from Teluk Nare a little south of Bangsal and at Gili islands.

The craft are of light duty construction having either fibreglass or aluminium hulls and are powered by petrol fuelled outboards.

In August 2010 the Deputy Governor of West Nusa Teggara (NTB), Ir H Badrul Munir, MM, announced plans for the government to assist development in the tourism sector in North Lombok.

These plans, including improvements to land and sea transportation infrastructure are intended to assist with the tourist traffic going to the three Gili islands.

Improvements are to include safety, convenience and transit time for operations of the public ferry co-operative providing the services crossing between Bangsal and Gili Trawangan.

Tanjung Lembar seaport in the southwest of the island provides facilities for small freighters and fishing boats.

Public buses and Bemo run both along the west coast from the south and through Pusuk pass to connect to Mataram and Cakranegara.

Bangsal and Tanjunk Teluk near Pemenang provide services connecting across the short distance of water to the Gili islands off the Sire Peninsular just south of Tanjung.

[28][29][30][31] Kosaido Golf Club is an international 18 holes championship course located on the Sire Peninsula in Tanjung.

The course was designed by Peter Thompson, Michael Wolveridge & Perrett and pays respect to the natural onsite contours of the land.