3°25′12″S 119°21′00″E / 3.42000°S 119.35000°E / -3.42000; 119.35000 Polewali is the capital of the Polewali Mandar Regency of West Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Polewali
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CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Sulawesi
RegencyPolewali Mandar
Population
 • Total
67,320

It is a seaside town on the coast of Mandar gulf. Polewali is the largest town in the province of West Sulawesi with 54,843 inhabitants at the 2010 Census[1] and 65,800 at the 2020 Census;[2] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 67,320.[3]

Climate

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Polewali has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Polewali
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)
30.2
(86.4)
30.5
(86.9)
30.9
(87.6)
31.1
(88.0)
30.4
(86.7)
30.2
(86.4)
31.0
(87.8)
31.4
(88.5)
32.1
(89.8)
31.3
(88.3)
30.3
(86.5)
30.8
(87.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9)
26.7
(80.1)
26.9
(80.4)
27.1
(80.8)
27.3
(81.1)
26.5
(79.7)
25.9
(78.6)
26.4
(79.5)
26.7
(80.1)
27.5
(81.5)
27.3
(81.1)
26.8
(80.2)
26.8
(80.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)
23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
23.5
(74.3)
22.7
(72.9)
21.7
(71.1)
21.8
(71.2)
22.0
(71.6)
22.9
(73.2)
23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
22.9
(73.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 289
(11.4)
187
(7.4)
186
(7.3)
242
(9.5)
209
(8.2)
156
(6.1)
104
(4.1)
96
(3.8)
121
(4.8)
149
(5.9)
207
(8.1)
254
(10.0)
2,200
(86.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

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  1. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Polewali Mandar Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7604)
  4. ^ "Climate: Polewali". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.