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Palu

Palu
City
View of Palu Bay
View of Palu Bay
Palu is located in Sulawesi
Palu
Palu
Location of Palu in Sulawesi
Coordinates: 0°54′S 119°50′E / 0.900°S 119.833°E / -0.900; 119.833
Country Indonesia
Province Central Sulawesi
Incorporated 27 September 1978
City Status 22 July 1994
Government
 • Mayor Drs Hidayat MSi
Area
 • Total 395.06 km2 (152.53 sq mi)
Elevation 118 m (387 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 335,297
 • Density 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone WITA (UTC+8)
Area code(s) +62 451
Website www.palukota.go.id

Palu is a chartered city (kota) on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, 1,650 kilometres (1,030 miles) northeast of Jakarta, at 0°54′S 119°50′E / 0.900°S 119.833°E / -0.900; 119.833Coordinates: 0°54′S 119°50′E / 0.900°S 119.833°E / -0.900; 119.833, at the mouth of Palu River. It is the capital of the province of Central Sulawesi of a long, narrow bay. Because of its sheltered position between mountain ridges, the climate is unusually dry. At the 2010 Census Palu had a population of around 336,300, not including those living in neighbouring regencies.

The city was divided at 2010 into four districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.

The town was part of the Dutch Empire until Indonesia won independence in 1945–49. The Dutch controleur's house survives as a testament of that era.


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