Poso Regency
Kabupaten Poso | |
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![]() A megalithic statue on Bada valley | |
Motto(s): Sintuwu Maroso (Strong Brotherly Ties) | |
![]() Location within Central Sulawesi | |
Coordinates: 1°22′59″S 120°44′55″E / 1.38306°S 120.74861°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Central Sulawesi |
Capital | Poso |
Government | |
• Regent | Verna Gladies Merry Inkiriwang |
• Vice Regent | Yasin Mangun |
Area | |
• Total | 7,438.55 km2 (2,872.04 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 251,654 |
• Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
Area code | (+62) 452 |
Website | posokab.go.id |
Poso Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 7,438.55 km2, and had a population of 209,228 at the 2010 Census[2] and 244,875 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 251,654 (129,720 males and 121,940 females).[4] The principal town lies at Poso.