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Also known as Taliwang District

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.

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Country
Indonesia
Located in
Sumbawa
Contains
Kalimantong
Elevation
29
Capital of
West Sumbawa
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inception
2002-04-10
Statistics Indonesia area code
5207030
name
Taliwang
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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.

==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.

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