Polewali is the capital of the
Polewali Mandar Regency
Polewali Mandar is one of the five regencies in West Sulawesi province of Indonesia. It borders on the regencies of Mamasa Regency, Mamasa in the North, Majene Regency, Majene in the West and Pinrang Regency, Pinrang regency of South Sulawesi in ...
of
West Sulawesi
West Sulawesi (), covering a land area of 17,152.99 km2 with its capital at Mamuju, is a province of Indonesia on the western side of Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) island, consisting 6 regencies ('' kabupaten''), namely Polewali Mandar, Ma ...
,
Indonesia
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.
It is a large seaside town on the coast of the Mandar Gulf. Polewali is the largest town in the province of West Sulawesi with 54,843 inhabitants at the 2010 Census and 65,800 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 67,745 (making it slightly larger than the town of
Mamuju).
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Polewali Mandar Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7602)]
Climate
Polewali has a
tropical rainforest climate
A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...
(Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
References
Populated places in West Sulawesi
Regency seats of West Sulawesi
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