Poso Regency
Kabupaten Poso | |
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 A megalithic statue on Bada valley | |
 Coat of arms | |
| 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.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik 2024, p. 40.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Poso Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7202)