Taliwang is the
regency seat
A regency seat () is a 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 administrative subdivisions of Ind ...
of
West Sumbawa Regency, 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.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 57,540.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Sumbawa Barat Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5207)]
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 ...
(Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from April to October and heavy rainfall from November to March.
Sister cities
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Kulim
The Kulim District is a district and town in the state of Kedah, Malaysia. It is located on the southeast of Kedah, bordering Penang. The town of Kulim, a mere east of Penang's capital city, George Town, also forms part of the George Town Conu ...
, Malaysia
References
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{{West Nusa Tenggara, state=uncollapsed
Populated places in West Nusa Tenggara
Regency seats of West Nusa Tenggara