Taliwang | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Indonesia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | West Nusa Tenggara |
Subdivision Type2: | Regency |
Subdivision Name2: | West Sumbawa Regency |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Established Date: | April 10, 2002 |
Area Total Km2: | 153.71 |
Population As Of: | mid 2023 estimate |
Population Note: | [1] |
Population Total: | 57540 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coordinates: | -8.7336°N 116.8667°W |
Blank Name Sec1: | License plate |
Blank Info Sec1: | EA |
Website: | www.sumbawabaratkab.go.id |
Taliwang is 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, with a population of 44,136 at the 2010 Census[2] and 55,340 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 57,540.[4]
The town is located on the western coast of the Sumbawa island.
Taliwang has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from April to October and heavy rainfall from November to March.