Taliwang

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.[1]

Taliwang
Town
Taliwang
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 08°44′01″S 116°52′00″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Nusa Tenggara
RegencyWest Sumbawa Regency
Population
 (2010)
 • Total44,136
Time zoneUTC+8
License plateEA
Websitewww.sumbawabaratkab.go.id

Geography

The city 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
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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[2]

References
  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. "Climate: Taliwang". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

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