-
You are here:
- Homepage »
- Indonesia »
- South Sulawesi » Piongan
Piongan Destination Guide
Explore Piongan in Indonesia
Piongan in the region of South Sulawesi is a place in Indonesia - some 920 mi or ( 1481 km ) East of Jakarta , the country's capital city .
Time in Piongan is now 03:25 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Makassar " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wotu, Wonorejo, Makassar, Sengkang, and Samarinda. Since you are here already, consider visiting Wotu . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Piongan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
TORAJALAND - RANTEPAO PANORAMA
Background music: Tondok Toraya by the Nafiri Singers ..
Tana Torajah Funeral Ceremony Water Buffalo Sacrifice - Day 3
One of the buffalo sacrifices on the third day of a traditional funeral ceremony (Rambu Solo) in Tana Toraja, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The number of buffalo sacrificed depends on the social status o ..
Tana Toraja Funeral Ceremony - Water Buffalo Sacrifice - Day 1
This is the first water buffalo sacrifice in a funeral ceremony (Rambu Solo) from the Tana Toraja region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The ceremony last several days and the number of buffalo and pigs ..
Sulawesi, Indonesia (2008)
Impression of Sulawesi countryside near Rantepao accompanied by local singer Yatim. ..
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.
Interesting facts about this location
Pongtiku Airport
Pongtiku Airport is an airport in Makale, Indonesia.
Located at -3.04 119.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Rantepao
Rantepao is a town and capital of North Toraja Regency, which is known for the cultural center of Toraja ethnic group. National and regional tourism offices have developed the city as the starting point for visiting Tana Toraja, since the area was opened for tourism in 1970s. Hotels, restaurants and other Toraja tourist attractions were found anywhere in the city.
Located at -2.97 119.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Makale, Indonesia
Makale is the capital city of Tana Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The city has about 30 thousand inhabitants.
Located at -3.10 119.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Aa, Indonesia
Aa is a populated place in the South Sulawesi province of Indonesia.
Located at -3.09 119.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tana Toraja Regency
Tana Toraja Regency (Torajaland, Land of the Toraja or Tator) is a regency of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, home of Toraja ethnic group people. The local government seat is in Makale, where the center of Toraja culture is in Rantepao. But now, Tana Toraja has been divided to two regencies that consist of Tana Toraja with capital is Makale and Toraja Utara with capital is Rantepao. Tana Toraja boundary was determined by the Dutch East Indies government in 1909.
Located at -3.00 120.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Related Locations
Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.