Polewali is the capital of the Polewali Mandar Regency of West Sulawesi, Indonesia.
It is a large seaside town on the coast of the Mandar Gulf. Polewali is the largest town in the province of West Sulawesi with 54,843 inhabitants at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 65,800 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 67,745 (making it slightly larger than the town of Mamuju).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Polewali Mandar Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7602)
Climate Polewali has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.
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