Map of Poso, Indonesia
Poso is a city in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, with a population of about 47,477. It lies at 1.3959°S, 120.7524°E. Poso is about 1,633 km (1,015 mi) east of Jakarta, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Palu, 112 km to the northwest.
Poso at a glance
Country
Region
Central Sulawesi
Population
47,477GeoNames
Coordinates
-1.3959, 120.75241°23′45″S 120°45′09″E
Time zone
Asia/MakassarUTC+08:00
Local time
–
Distance to Jakarta
1,633 km (1,015 mi)
Where is Poso?
- The 4th largest city in Central Sulawesi on this site.
- Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 12 h 02 min on the shortest day to 12 h 12 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).
Cities near Poso
- Palu — 112 km northwest
- Masamba — 137 km south
- Palopo — 188 km south
- Rantepao — 199 km southwest
- Luwuk — 232 km east
- Toli-Toli — 271 km north
- Polewali — 275 km southwest
- Majene — 310 km southwest
- Sengkang — 314 km south
- Parepare — 317 km southwest
Largest cities in Central Sulawesi
Largest cities in Indonesia
- Jakarta — 8,540,121
- Surabaya — 3,018,022
- Bekasi — 2,648,272
- Bandung — 2,528,163
- Medan — 2,486,283
- Depok — 2,163,635
- Tangerang — 1,927,815
- Palembang — 1,801,367
- Semarang — 1,694,740
- Makassar — 1,474,393
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.