Palu

Palu
City
View of Palu Bay
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.