Palu: facts

At a glance

• Country: Indonesia
• Region: Central Sulawesi
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 389,959
• Coordinates: 0.9083° S, 119.8708° E
• Time zone: Asia/Makassar (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
• Distance to the capital, Jakarta: 1,561 km (970 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mutiara - SIS Al-Jufrie Airport (PLW): 4.3 km (2.7 mi), straight line
• Tanjung Api Airport (OJU): 195 km (121 mi), straight line
• Bua - Palopo Lagaligo Airport (LLO): 245 km (152 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Sigi Biromaru: 7.0 km (4.3 mi)
• Donggala: 30 km (19 mi)
• Parigi: 36 km (22 mi)
• Tambu: 96 km (59 mi)