Taliwang
Town in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
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Taliwang is a town and an administrative district (kecamatan) which serves as the regency seat of West Sumbawa Regency, on the western coast of the island of Sumbawa. It is the fifth largest town on the island of Sumbawa, part of West Nusa Tenggara Province of Indonesia. The district had a population of 44,136 at the 2010 Census[2] and 55,340 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 60,205.[1]
Taliwang | |
|---|---|
Location of West Sumbawa Regency in West Nusa Tenggara | |
  Taliwang Location in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 08°44′01″S 116°52′00″E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Nusa Tenggara |
| Regency | West Sumbawa Regency |
| Established | April 10, 2002 |
| Area | |
• Total | 153.71 km2 (59.35 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 60,205 |
| • Density | 391.68/km2 (1,014.4/sq mi) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 |
| License plate | EA |
| Website | www.sumbawabaratkab.go.id |
Geography
The district is located on the western coast of the Sumbawa island. The town itself lies some miles inland from the coastal outport of Labuhan Balat.
Communities
Taliwang District comprises seven urban villages (kelurahan, identified by asterisk * in the table below) and nine rural villages (desa), listed below with their areas and their populations as officially estimated for mid 2024,[1] all sharing the postcode of 84452.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of kelurahan or desa | Area in km2 | Pop'n Estimate mid 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52.07.02.2009 | Lalar Liang | 12.24 | 1,807 |
| 52.07.02.2001 | Labuhan Lalar | 4.44 | 3,874 |
| 52.07.02.1005 | Kuang * | 3.87 | 6,911 |
| 52.07.02.2010 | Labuhan Kertasari | 21.69 | 2,340 |
| 52.07.02.1006 | Bugis * | 2.23 | 6,256 |
| 52.07.02.1007 | Dalam * | 3.05 | 4,757 |
| 52.07.02.1004 | Menala * | 6.76 | 7,530 |
| 52.07.02.1008 | Sampir * | 17.25 | 4,743 |
| 52.07.02.2011 | Seloto | 25.21 | 2,475 |
| 52.07.02.2013 | Tamekan | 3.12 | 1,315 |
| 52.07.02.2014 | Banjar | 9.16 | 1,807 |
| 52.07.02.2015 | Batu Putih | 10.79 | 2,278 |
| 52.07.02.1012 | Telaga Bertong * | 22.98 | 7,442 |
| 52.07.02.2020 | Sermong | 2.00 | 1,276 |
| 52.07.02.1019 | Arab Kenangan * | 0.30 | 3,223 |
| 52.07.02.2021 | Lamunga | 8.63 | 2,171 |
| 52.07.02 | Totals | 153.71 | 60,205 |
Climate
Taliwang has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from April to October and heavy rainfall from November to March.
| Climate data for Taliwang | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.3 (86.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.5 (86.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 254 (10.0) |
177 (7.0) |
158 (6.2) |
111 (4.4) |
75 (3.0) |
41 (1.6) |
27 (1.1) |
25 (1.0) |
33 (1.3) |
79 (3.1) |
180 (7.1) |
284 (11.2) |
1,444 (57) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
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