City profile · Indonesia · Asia
Palu
City population
389,959
#36
in Indonesia
#1
in Central Sulawesi
#1,465
worldwide
-0.908, 119.871 · 1,561 km from Jakarta
About Palu
Palu is a city in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia with a population of 389,959. It is the 36th largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, and the 1,465th largest worldwide. It lies 1,561 km from Jakarta.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Elevation
9 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Makassar
Coordinates
-0.908, 119.871
Record updated
2026-06-11
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 446 in IndonesiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.