Taliwang

Taliwang
Town
Location of West Sumbawa Regency in West Nusa Tenggara
Taliwang
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 08°44′01″S 116°52′00″E / 8.73361°S 116.86667°E / -8.73361; 116.86667
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Nusa Tenggara
RegencyWest Sumbawa Regency
EstablishedApril 10, 2002
Area
 • Total
153.71 km2 (59.35 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)
 • Total
60,205
 • Density391.68/km2 (1,014.4/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8
License plateEA
Websitewww.sumbawabaratkab.go.id

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]

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]

Sister cities

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Taliwang Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5207030)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Taliwang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

08°44′01″S 116°52′00″E / 8.73361°S 116.86667°E / -8.73361; 116.86667

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