West Sulawesi

West Sulawesi
Sulawesi Barat
Province

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Motto: Mellete Diatonganan
(Following the truth)

Location of West Sulawesi
Sulawesi Barat in Indonesia
Coordinates: 2°41′S 118°54′E / 2.683°S 118.900°E / -2.683; 118.900Coordinates: 2°41′S 118°54′E / 2.683°S 118.900°E / -2.683; 118.900
Country  Indonesia
Capital Mamuju
Government
 • Governor Anwar Adnan Saleh (Golkar)
 • Vice Governor Aladin S. Mengga
Area
 • Total 16,787.18 km2 (6,481.57 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 1,284,620
 • Density 77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnic groups Mandar (48.06%), Toraja (14%), Buginese (10%) [1]
 • Religion Islam (82.66%), Protestantism (14.21%), Hinduism (1.38%), Roman Catholicism (1.02%), Buddhism (0.03%)
 • Languages Indonesian, Mandar, Toraja, Bugis, Makasar language
Time zone CIT (UTC+08)
Vehicle registration DC
HDI Increase 0.636 (Medium)
HDI rank 31st (2016)
Website www.sulbarprov.go.id
www.malaqbi.com

West Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Barat) is a province of Indonesia. It is located in the western of the Sulawesi island. Its capital is Mamuju and the 2010 Census recorded a population of 1,158,651; the latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 1,284,620.

The province was established in 2004, having been split off from South Sulawesi.

Geography

It is on the Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) and includes the regencies (kabupaten) of Polewali Mandar, Mamasa, Majene, Mamuju, and Mamuju Utara, which used to be part of South Sulawesi. The area of the province is 16,796.19 km2.

Economy

Three women and two boys from West Sulawesi sell charcoal. Colonial period, 1937.

Its economy consists mainly of mining, agriculture and fishing. Its capital is Mamuju.

Administrative divisions

West Sulawesi Province is divided into five regencies, listed below with their (provisional) populations at the 2010 Census.[2]

A sixth regency - Central Mamuju Regency (Kabupaten Mamuju Tengah) - has subsequently been cut out of the existing Mamuju Regency on 14 December 2012; its administrative capital is Tobadak. The area and population are included in the figures for Mamuju Residency given above.

ethnic groups 1. the mandar 2. the buginese 3. the torajan

Name Area (km2) Population
Census 2010 		Population
2014 estimate 		Capital HDI[3]
2014 estimate
Central Mamuju Regencyincluded in
Mamuju Regency		included in
Mamuju Regency		included in
Mamuju Regency		 Tobadak 0.614 (Medium)
Majene Regency947.84151,107167,535 Majene 0.637 (Medium)
Mamasa Regency3,005.88140,082155,312 Mamasa 0.628 (Medium)
Mamuju Regency8,014.06336,973373,609 Mamuju 0.647 (Medium)
North Mamuju Regency
(Mamuju Utara)		3,043.75134,369148,978 Pasangkayu 0.640 (Medium)
Polewali Mandar Regency1,775.65396,120439,186 Polewali 0.600 (Medium)
Total Province16,787.181,158,6511,284,620 Mamuju 0.622 (Medium)

Demographics

Its population as 2010 census is 1,158,651 increasing at 2.67% annually. Of those 171,356 are classified as below the poverty line of Indonesia.[4]

Religion

Religion in West Sulawesi (2010 census)[5]
religion percent
Islam
  
 82.66%
Christianity
  
 15.23%
Hinduism
  
 1.38%
other, not stated or not asked
  
 0.68%
Buddhism
  
 0.03%

See also

Polewali-Mamasa

References

  1. ↑ "Sulawesi Barat, Cermin Politik dalam Dua Masa". February 24, 2009.
  2. ↑ 2010 Indonesian Census
  3. ↑ Indeks-Pembangunan-Manusia-2014
  4. ↑ http://lokalnews.fajar.co.id/read/102408/29/warga-miskin-sulbar-171356-jiwa
  5. ↑ "Population by Region and Religion in Indonesia". BPS. 2010.
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