Taliwang
Taliwang | |
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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 | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Nusa Tenggara |
| Regency | West Sumbawa Regency |
| Established | April 10, 2002 |
| Area | |
• Total | 153.71 km2 (59.35 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 60,205 |
| • Density | 391.68/km2 (1,014.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 |
| License plate | EA |
| Website | www.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 and 55,340 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 60,205.