Editing Poso (section)

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| official_name                   = Poso
| nickname                        = 
| settlement_type                 = [[Town]]
| image_skyline                   = Kota Poso (2015).jpg
| image_caption                   = Poso in 2015
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| image_map                       = Poso Sentinel-2 L2A, True Color on December 5, 2020.png
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| map_caption                     = [[Sentinel-2|Sentinel-2 L2A]] satellite image, featuring the city of Poso in December 2020
| pushpin_map                     = Indonesia Sulawesi
| pushpin_map_caption             = Location of Poso in Sulawesi
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| subdivision_type                = [[Countries of the world|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = {{flag|Indonesia}}
| subdivision_type1               = [[Provinces of Indonesia|Province]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Central Sulawesi]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[Regencies of Indonesia|Regency]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Poso Regency|Poso]]
| leader_title                    = 
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| area_magnitude                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 56.57
| area_land                       = 
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| population_as_of                = 2020 Census
| population_note                 = <ref>Badam Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref>
| population_total                = 47477
| population_footnotes            = 
| timezone                        = [[Central Indonesia Time]]
| utc_offset                      = +8
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| coordinates                     = {{coord|1|24|S|120|45|E|region:ID|display=inline,title}}
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| website                         = http://posokab.go.id/
| footnotes                       = 
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'''Poso''' ([[Van Ophuijsen Spelling System|Old Spelling]]: ''Posso'') is the administrative capital of [[Poso Regency]], Indonesia. It is the main port and transportation hub for the central-southern coast of [[Central Sulawesi]]. Its urban area consists of three districts, [[Poso Kota]], [[North Poso Kota]], and [[South Poso Kota]]. Poso lies in the middle of the province on the shore of the [[Gulf of Tomini]], right in the central part of [[Sulawesi]] Island. With a total population of 47,477 in 2020, it is one of the biggest and oldest towns in the province.<ref name=PMK1>{{cite web|url=http://posokab.go.id/profil/profildaerah/selayangpandang|title=Selayang Pandang Kota Poso|website=[[Pemerintah Kabupaten Poso]]|language=id|date=February 8, 2016|access-date=January 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108083823/http://posokab.go.id/profil/profildaerah/selayangpandang|archive-date=January 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Poso began to develop as a small [[port town]] located at the mouth of the [[Poso River]] at the end of the 19th century—making it one of the oldest towns in Central Sulawesi, its presence was considered important for the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] to control the southern region of Tomini in the early days of their arrival. Poso was the administrative center of [[:id:Landschap Poso|Landschap Poso]], [[:id:Onderafdeling Poso|Onderafdeling Poso]], and later [[:id:Afdeling Poso|Afdeling Poso]] during colonial times. Amid [[World War II]], the [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] made Poso one of their military posts. [[Post-independence Indonesia|Post-independence]], Poso was chosen as the capital of the newly formed Central Sulawesi in 1948 before the capital was moved to [[Palu]] in 1951.

Poso's central location has historically made it a strategic stopover point for travelers moving between the north and south, as well as the west and [[East Peninsula, Sulawesi|east]] of Sulawesi. This has contributed to a diverse population, comprising various ethnicities, religions, and cultural backgrounds. The inhabitants are dispersed from coastal areas to the mountainous regions, with trade and services serving as the primary economic activities.

Poso is crossed by [[Trans-Sulawesi Highway|the Trans-Sulawesi National Highway]] and served by [[Kasiguncu Airport]], linking it to other cities in Sulawesi such as Palu and [[Makassar]].

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