Taliwang
Town in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
08°44′01″S 116°52′00″E / 8.73361°S 116.86667°E / -8.73361; 116.86667 (mid 2023 estimate)
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.[1]
Geography
The town is located on the western coast of the Sumbawa island.
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 | |||||||||||||
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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
- Kulim, Malaysia
References
External links
- Official website
08°44′01″S 116°52′00″E / 8.73361°S 116.86667°E / -8.73361; 116.86667