Taliwang is the

regency seat A regency seat ( id, Ibu kota kabupaten) is an capital or seat of government of a regency in Indonesia. It is roughly equivalent of county seat in the United States or county town in the United Kingdom. Legally, regency seats are not administrati ...

West Sumbawa Regency West Sumbawa Regency ( id, Kabupaten Sumbawa Barat) is a Regency (''Kabupaten'') of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Sumbawa and has an area of 1,742.27 km2. The regency was created on 18 Decembe ...

, on the western coast of the island of

Sumbawa Sumbawa is an Indonesian island, located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast. Along with Lombok, it forms the province of West Nusa Tenggara, but th ...

. It is the fifth largest town on the island of Sumbawa, with a population of 44,136 at the 2010 Census and 55,340 at the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

Geography

The town is located on the western coast of the Sumbawa island.

Climate

Taliwang has a

tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of ...

(Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from April to October and heavy rainfall from November to March.

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* {{West Nusa Tenggara, state=uncollapsed Populated places in West Nusa Tenggara Regency seats of West Nusa Tenggara