Palu

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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,[1] not including those living in neighbouring regencies.

Administration

The city was divided at 2010 into four districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.[2]

Name Population
Census 2010
Palu Barat
(West Palu)		98,739
Palu Selatan
(South Palu)		122,752
Palu Timur
(East Palu)		75,967
Palu Utara
(North Palu)		39,074

History

The palace of the princes of Palu
Palu : the Dutch controleur's residence in the 1930s

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.

CIA air raids

In April 1958 during the Permesta rebellion in North Sulawesi, the USA supported and supplied the rebels. Pilots from a CIA Taiwan-based front organisation, Civil Air Transport, flying CIA B-26 Invader aircraft, repeatedly bombed and machine-gunned targets in and around Palu; destroying vehicles, buildings, a bridge and a ship.[3]

2005 earthquake

On 24 January 2005 at 04:10 (UTC+8), an earthquake with magnitude 6.2 Richter scale occurred in the city. According to the local meteorological office, the epicenter of the earthquake was around 1.249° S, 119.922° E, some 16 kilometres (10 miles) southeast of Palu at the depth of 30 kilometres (19 miles) of Bora Village's hot spring, Biromaru sub-district, Donggala Regency. Panic ensued as most people sought refuge in the highlands for fear of a repeat disaster like the tsunami as occurred in Aceh. The earthquake killed one person, injured four others, and destroyed 177 buildings.[4][5]

2005 market bombing

On 31 December 2005 at about 07:35 (UTC +8) a bomb blast at a market at a stall selling pork killed eight people and injured 45 others.[6] An improvised explosive device, described as a nail bomb or similar,[7] detonated around 07:00 in a butcher's market mostly frequented by Christian Minahasa shopping for New Year's Eve celebrations, killing eight people and wounding another 53.[7][8][9]

Climate

Climate data for Palu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 38
(100)		 37
(99)		 37
(99)		 37
(99)		 35
(95)		 37
(99)		 37
(99)		 37
(99)		 38
(100)		 37
(99)		 37
(99)		 38
(100)		 38
(100)
Average high °C (°F) 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 31
(88)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 28
(82)		 28
(82)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 28
(82)		 28
(82)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)
Average low °C (°F) 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)
Record low °C (°F) 22
(72)		 21
(70)		 18
(64)		 20
(68)		 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 20
(68)		 20
(68)		 17
(63)		 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 17
(63)
Average rainy days 7 8 9 9 10 12 11 9 8 7 9 7 106
Source: [10]

Transport

Palu is served by Mutiara Airport, which is located outside the city center.

Sister cities

Indonesia Open Paragliding Championship

Landscape around Palu in the 1980s

Indonesia Open Paragliding Championship is one of the world championship series which it was the first Indonesia Open held in the region on 19–25 June 2011. 78 paragliders taking part in the championship from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, South Korea and Switzerland competed at Wayu village (the Matantimali hills, 800 masl) about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from Palu.[11]

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110218153052/http://sulteng.bps.go.id/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=126&Itemid=31. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ↑ Conboy, Kenneth; Morrison, James (1999). Feet to the Fire CIA Covert Operations in Indonesia, 1957–1958. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 101, 105, 116, 118, 121. ISBN 1-55750-193-9.
  4. ↑ "Indonesian quake causes panic". BBC News. 24 January 2005.
  5. ↑ "EO Natural Hazards: Earthquake in Sulawesi".
  6. ↑ "Indonesia bomb leaves eight dead". BBC News. 31 December 2005.
  7. 1 2 "Bombing kills eight at Indonesian market". USA Today. Associated Press. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  8. ↑ "At least eight killed in Indonesia market blast". CTV.ca News. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  9. ↑ "Indonesian police detain man after market bombing". ABC Australia. Reuters. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
  10. ↑ "Palu, Indonesia Travel Weather Averages". Weatherbase. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  11. ↑ Maruli, Aditia (2011-06-18). "Indonesia hosts paragliding open championship in Palu". Antara News.

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