| West Sulawesi Sulawesi Barat |
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| Motto: Mellete Diatonganan (Following the truth) |
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| Location of West Sulawesi Sulawesi Barat in Indonesia |
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| Country | Indonesia | ||
| Capital | Mamuju | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Anwar Adnan Saleh | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 16,796.19 km2 (6,485 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010[1]) | |||
| • Total | 1,158,336 | ||
| • Density | 69/km2 (178.6/sq mi) | ||
| Demographics | |||
| • Ethnic groups | Mandar (8.06%), Toraja (14%), Buginese (10%) [2] | ||
| • Religion | Islam (83.1%), Christianity (14.36%), Hindu (1.88%), Buddhism (0.04%) | ||
| • Languages | Indonesian, Mandar, Toraja, Bugis, Makasar language | ||
| Time zone | CIT (UTC+08) | ||
| Website | www.sulbarprov.go.id www.malaqbi.com |
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West Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Barat, short form Sulbar) is a province of Indonesia, which was created in 2004.
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It is on the island of Sulawesi (formerly, Celebes) and includes the regencies (kabupaten) of Polewali Mandar, Mamasa, Majene, Mamuju, and Mamuju Utara, which were formerly part of South Sulawesi. The area of the province is 16,796.19 km2.
Its population as of the decennial 2010 census is 1,158,336 increasing at 2.67% annually. Of those 171,356 are classified as below the poverty line of Indonesia.[3]
Its economy consists mainly of mining, agriculture and fishing. Its capital is Mamuju.
West Sulawesi is divided into the following regencies:
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