Poso Regency
Poso Regency Kabupaten Poso |
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Regency | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Central Sulawesi |
Capital | Poso |
Government | |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 209,252 |
Time zone | WITA (UTC+8) |
Website | http://posokab.go.id/ |
Poso Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The principal town lies at Poso.
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History
In 1999, Morowali Regency and Tojo Una-Una Regency were created out of portions of Poso Regency. In 2007 there were calls to divide the remaining Poso Regency into two regencies in order to overcome religious-based conflicts; one regency would by named Tentena Regency (comprising the first eleven kecamatan listed below, while the remaining Poso Regency would consist of the last seven kecamatan listed below[1]
Administration
The Poso Regency was divided at 2010 into eighteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.[2]
Name | Population Census 2010 |
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Pamona Selatan (South Pamona) |
18,372 |
Pamona Barat (West Pamona) |
9,344 |
Pamona Tenggara (Southeast Pamona) |
6,487 |
Lore Selatan (South Lore) |
5,631 |
Lore Barat (West Lore) |
2,821 |
Pamona Utara (North Pamona) |
30,191 |
Pamona Timur (East Pamona) |
9,531 |
Lore Utara (North Lore) |
11,902 |
Lore Tengah (Central Lore) |
4,033 |
Lore Timur (East Lore) |
4,877 |
Lore Peore | 2,944 |
Poso Pesisir | 20,098 |
Poso Pesisir Selatan (South Poso Pesisir) |
8,842 |
Poso Pesisir Utara (North Poso Pesisir) |
15,681 |
Lage, Sulawesi | 18,174 |
Poso Kota (Poso Town) |
20,250 |
Poso Kota Utara (North Poso Town) |
11,058 |
Poso Kota Selatan (South Poso Town) |
8,992 |
Tourism
Tambing Lake is located in Lore Lindu National Park, 3 hours drive from Palu and 100 meters away from Palu-Napu Road. In 2014, there are 3,000 foreign tourists visited Tambing Lake which is known as Endemic Bird Paradise with 30 percent of 270 kinds of birds are endemic.[3]
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