| South East Sulawesi Sulawesi Tenggara |
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| Location of South East Sulawesi in Indonesia | |||
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| Country | Indonesia | ||
| Capital | Kendari | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Nur Alam | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 38,140 km2 (14,725.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 2,230,569 | ||
| • Density | 58.5/km2 (151.5/sq mi) | ||
| Demographics | |||
| • Ethnic groups | Buton (23%), Bugis (19%), Tolaki (16%), Muna (15%) | ||
| • Religion | Moslem (96.2%), Christian (2.3%), Hinduism (1.1%), Buddhism (0.4%) | ||
| • Languages | Indonesian, Buton, Bugis | ||
| Time zone | CIT (UTC+08) | ||
| Website | www.sultraprov.go.id | ||
South East Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Tenggara, Sultra for short) is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi. The capital of the province is Kendari, on the east coast of the peninsula.
The province has no highway connecting it to the rest of the island, and the primary transportation link is a ferry across the Bone Sea between Watampone (Bone) in South Sulawesi and the port of Kolaka.
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From the seventeenth century until the early twentieth century, the region was the site of the Buton sultanate (Butung).
| Year | Population |
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| 1990 | 1,349,619[1] |
| 2000 | 1,776,292 |
| 2010 | 2,230,569[2] |
The unrevised population of the province was 1,771,951 in the Indonesia 2000 census), increasing to 2,230,569 for the 2010 decennial census. The 2010 census recorded 1,120,225 males, and slightly less females, Kolaka, Kendari and Muna were the 3 most populous regencies.
Most of the population which is centered on Buton island off the south coast of Sulawesi, and in and around Kendari.
The main ethnic groups in South East Sulawesi are "Tolaki", "Buton", "Muna" etc.
South East Sulawesi is divided into two cities and several regencies (seat):
And cities:
Sail Wakatobi-Belitung 2011 (SWB 2011) is expected as the biggest international marine event in Indonesia after Sail Banda 2010 and Sail Bunaken 2009. The rally will start from Darwin, Australia on July 23 and finish in Singapore. In Indonesia it will pass 21 districts and cities.[3]
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