Country Indonesia Time zone WITA (UTC+8) Population 209,252 (2010) | Capital Poso Area code(s) +62 452 Province Central Sulawesi | |
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Poso Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The principal town lies at Poso.
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History
In 1999, Morowali Regency and Tojo Una-Una Regency were created out of portions of Poso Regency. In 2007 there were calls to divide the remaining Poso Regency into two regencies in order to overcome religious-based conflicts; one regency would by named Tentena Regency (comprising the first eleven kecamatan listed below, while the remaining Poso Regency would consist of the last seven kecamatan listed below
Administration
The Poso Regency was divided at 2010 into eighteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.
Tourism
Tambing Lake is located in Lore Lindu National Park, 3 hours drive from Palu and 100 meters away from Palu-Napu Road. In 2014, there are 3,000 foreign tourists visited Tambing Lake which is known as Endemic Bird Paradise with 30 percent of 270 kinds of birds are endemic.