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Central Sulawesi
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Central Sulawesi (Indonesian Sulawesi Tengah) is a

province of Indonesia located at the centre of the
island of Sulawesi. Its capital and largest city is Palu.
The 2010 census recorded a population of 2,633,420
for the province, while the latest official estimate (for
January 2014) is 2,839,290.

Central Sulawesi
Sulawesi Tengah
Province

Established in 1964, Central Sulawesi has an area of

61,841.29 km2 (23,877 sq mi).[1] It is bordered by the
provinces of Gorontalo to the north, West Sulawesi,
South Sulawesi and South East Sulawesi to the south,
by Maluku to the east, and by the Makassar Strait to
the west.

Contents
1 History
2 Administrative divisions
3 Demographics
3.1 Population
4 Economy
4.1 Seaweed production
5 Tourism
5.1 Lore Lindu National Park
6 Paragliding Open Tournament
7 See also
8 References

History
There are over 400 granite megaliths in the area of the
Lore Lindu National Park, of which around 30
represent human forms. They vary in size from a few
centimetres to approximately 4.5 metres (15 ft). The
original purpose of the megaliths is unknown.[2] Other
megaliths are in form of large pots (Kalamba) and
stone plates (Tutu'na). Various archaeological studies
have dated the carvings from between 3000 BC to
1300 AD.[3]
Central Sulawesi Province has many caves, seven of
which have ancient pictures and, based on 2011
research by a joint Indonesian and Australian team,
the pictures are known to have been drawn at least
40,000 years ago (about the same age as pictures

Mountains, rice fields and pile houses near Palu

Flag
Seal

Motto: Maliu Ntinuvu (Palu)

(Unites All The Elements and The Potential that
Exists)

Location of Central Sulawesi in Indonesia

Coordinates: 100S 12100E

Country

Indonesia

Capital

Palu

Government
Governor
Vice Governor

Drs. H. Longki Djanggola, M.Si

(Gerindra)
Sudarto

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found in the Caves of Monte Castillo, Spain which are

known as the oldest ancient pictures in Europe).[4]

Area
Total

Islam reached the region in the 17th century, shortly

after the Islamic avowal of Gowa, the powerful
kingdom at the south part of the Sulawesi island. The
Dutch colonial rule was established in the 18th
century and began the protestantic missionary of the
population. About a quarter of them are now
Protestant, which is the highest percentage of the
Indonesien archipelago. After the Japanese occupation
in the Second World War, the region belonged to the
Province North Sulawesi and separated in 1964 to the
new formed Province Central Sulawesi.

Population (2014)
Total
2,839,290
Density
46/km2 (120/sq mi)

Between 1999 and 2001 the region has been plagued

by inter-religious violence between Muslims and
Christians, where over 1,000 people were killed.[5]
The Malino II Accord was thus made in 2001.
However, riots erupted again in September 2006 on
the Christian dominated areas of Central Sulawesi,
after the execution by firing squad of three Roman
Catholics convicted of leading Christian militants
during the violence of the early first decade of the 21st
century.[6] The riots appeared to be aimed at
government authorities, not Muslims.[6]

61,841.29 km2 (23,877.06 sq mi)

Demographics
Ethnic groups

Religion

Languages

Butung (23%)
Kaili (20%)
Bugis (19%)
Tolaki (16%)
Muna (15%)
Gorontaloan (7%)
Islam (76.6%)
Protestantism (17.3%)
Roman Catholicism (3.2%)
Hinduism (2.7%)
Buddhism (0.16%)
Indonesian (official)

Time zone
Vehicle
registration

WITA (UTC+8)
DN

HDI
HDI rank

0.664 (Medium)
25th (2014)

Administrative divisions
Central Sulawesi is divided into twelve regencies (kabupaten) and
one city (kota), which are listed below with their populations at the
2010 Census and according to the latest (for January 2014)
estimates.
Megalithic stone in Central Sulawesi

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Area
(km2)

Palu (city)

395.06

Population
Census
2000

Population
Census
2010

Population
Estimate
2014

Capital

269,083

335,297

362,621 Palu

Banggai Regency

271,725

323,872

348,715 Luwuk

Banggai Islands
Regency

141,175

171,685

184,933 Salakan

included in
Banggai
Islands
Regency

included in
Banggai
Islands
Regency

included in
Banggai Islands Banggai
Regency

98,005

132,381

142,589 Buol

732,126

277,236

299,143 Banawa

160,797

206,189

222,317 Bungku

included in
Morowali
Regency

included in
Morowali
Regency

413,645

445,652 Parigi

232,765

209,252

225,449 Poso

214,700

231,700

137,880

148,494 Ampana

173,525

211,283

227,677 Toli-Toli

2,175,993

2,633,420

Banggai Laut Regency

Buol Regency
Donggala Regency

10,472

Morowali Regency
North Morowali
Regency
Parigi Moutong
Regency

6,232

Poso Regency
Sigi Regency

5,196

Tojo Una-Una Regency

Toli-Toli Regency
Total Province

61,841

included in
Morowali Kolonodale
Regency

Sigi
Biromaru

2,839,290 Palu

* The 2000 Census populations for Parigi Moutong Regency and Sigi Regency are included in the
figure for Donggala Regency.
# The 2000 Census population for Tojo Una-Una Regency is included in the figure for Poso Regency.
Palu is the provincial capital and the province's largest city. Other towns include Ampana, Banggai, Bungku,
Buol, Donggala, Kolonodale, Luwuk, Parigi, Poso, and Toli-toli.

Demographics
The decennial 2010 census recorded a population of 2,633,420 for the province, of which 1,349,225 are
male and 1,284,195 are female. The population grew an average of 1.94% annually from the previous
census.[7] There is some sort of religion interaction problems in this area[8] Most of the population are
Muslims (76,6%).

Population
Average annual population growth between 1990 and 2000 was 2.57% and 1.96% from 2000 to 2010.

Historical population

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Year

Pop.

1971
1980
1990
1995
2000
2010
2014

913,662
1,289,635
1,711,327
1,938,071
2,218,435
2,635,009
2,839,290

+41.2%
+32.7%
+13.2%
+14.5%
+18.8%
+7.8%

Source: Badan Pusat Statistik 2010 and

2014

Economy
Seaweed production
Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi, is projected to be the biggest seaweed producer in Indonesia for the
near future. The seaweed farming types are glaciria.[9] In 2010, Central Sulawesi produced nearly 800,000
tons of seaweed.[10]

Tourism
Lore Lindu National Park
Lore Lindu National Park is in the highlands south of Palu,

Paragliding Open Tournament

In June 2011, an 'Indonesia Open' Paragliding Tournament in which 8 foreign countries participated was
held in the province. The participating countries were Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Romania, Czech Republic,
Bulgaria, France, Russia and the Philippines.[11]

See also
Lindu, a group of four indigenous communities

References
1. [1] (http://dds.bps.go.id/eng/download_file/booklet_leaflet/Booklet_August_2011.pdf), Statistics Indonesia
2. National Geographic: Explorer's Notebook: The Riddle of Indonesia's Ancient Statues, 12 December 2001
(http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/12/1212_TVindomegaliths.html), retrieved 9 October 2010
3. Sangadji, Ruslan: C. Sulawesi's Lore Lindu park, home to biological wealth, The Jakarta Post, 5 June 2005
(http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2005/05/06/c-sulawesi039s-lore-lindu-park-home-biological-wealth.html),
retrieved 11 October 2010
4. Satwika Rumeksa (12 October 2014). "Gambar di Gua Sulteng Berumur 40 Ribu Tahun".
5. news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/3681938.stm Equator Programme 2 Asia BBC News, Sunday 17 September 2006,
requires JavaScript enabled
6. BBC News: Executions spark Indonesia unrest (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5368922.stm), 22 September 2006
7. BPS (http://sulteng.bps.go.id/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=126&Itemid=31)
8. http://awalmula.com/awal-mula-masalah-dan-kronologis-tragedi-poso.html

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9. http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/68441/morewali-projected-as-biggest-seaweed-producing-region
10. http://waspada.co.id/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=199539:c-sulawesi-designatedas-integrated-seaweed-fishery-development-center&catid=30:english-news&Itemid=101
11. http://waspada.co.id/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=196776:eight-countries-to-take-part-inparagliding-competition&catid=30:english-news&Itemid=101

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