Palu
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| Coordinates: 0°54′S 119°50′E / 0.9°S 119.833°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Sulawesi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rusdi Mastura |
| Area | |
| • Total | 395.06 km2 (152.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 335,297 |
| • Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq miExpression error: Unrecognised punctuation character ",".) |
| Time zone | WITA (UTC+8) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC (UTC+8) |
| Area code(s) | 451 |
| Website | [1] |
Palu is a chartered city (kota) on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, located 1,650 km northeast of Jakarta, at 0°54′S 119°50′E / 0.9°S 119.833°ECoordinates: 0°54′S 119°50′E / 0.9°S 119.833°E. It is the capital of the province of Central Sulawesi. The city sits on the mouth of Palu River, at the head of a long, narrow bay. Because of its sheltered position between mountain ridges, the climate is unusually dry. Palu has a population of 335,297,[1] not including those living in nearby regencies.
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[edit] History
The town was ruled by the colonial Dutch until Indonesia reached its independence following World War II. The residence of the Dutch controleur still exists as a testament of that era.
[edit] 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 hypocenter of the earthquake was around 1.249° S, 119.922° E, some 16 km southeast of Palu at the depth of 30 km 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.[2][3]
[edit] 2005 market bombing
On 31 December 2005, a blast occurred in a market at a stall selling pork at around 07:35 (UTC +8) left eight people dead and 45 others injured.[4] An improvised explosive device, described as a nail bomb or similar,[5] detonated around 7:00 a.m. within a butcher's market mostly frequented by Christian Minahasa shopping for New Year's Eve celebrations, killing eight people and wounding a further 53.[5][6][7]
[edit] Sister cities
[edit] Indonesia Open Paragliding Championship
Indonesia Open Paragliding Championship is one of the world championship series which it was the first Indonesia Open held in the region at 19 to 25 June 2011. 78 paragliders taking part in the championship come from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, South Korea and Switzerland will compete in Wayu village (the Matantimali hills, 800 masl) about 30 kilometers from Palu.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ http://sulteng.bps.go.id/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=126&Itemid=31
- ^ "Indonesian quake causes panic". BBC News. 24 January 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4200773.stm.
- ^ EO Natural Hazards: Earthquake in Sulawesi
- ^ "Indonesia bomb leaves eight dead". BBC News. 31 December 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4570912.stm.
- ^ a b "Bombing kills eight at Indonesian market". USA Today. Associated Press. 31 January 2005. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-12-31-indonesia-blast_x.htm. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "At least eight killed in Indonesia market blast". CTV.ca News. 31 December 2005. http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20051231/sulawesi_marketbomb_20051231?hub=WinnipegBin. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "Indonesian police detain man after market bombing". ABC Australia. Reuters. 1 January 2006. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-01-01/indonesian-police-detain-man-after-market-bombing/771326. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/72882/indonesia-hosts-paragliding-open-championship-in-palu
[edit] External links
Media related to Palu at Wikimedia Commons
- (Indonesian) Official site
- (Indonesian) Step! Magz, Palu Youth Movement Magazine
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