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South Sulawesi

South Sulawesi
Sulawesi Selatan
Sulawesi Maniang
ᨔᨘᨒᨓᨙᨔᨗ ᨆᨊᨗᨕ
Province
Provinsi
Southeast Sulawesi banner.jpg
Pare-Pare view-2.JPG Waduk Bili-Bili Sulawesi Selatan.jpg
Pantai Bira, sunset (6969009247).jpg Traditional Toraja House.JPG
Floating houses on Lake Tempe.jpg Obyek wisata Rammang-Rammang.jpg
Clockwise, from top left : Muna Island, Bili-bili Reservoir, Tongkonan houses in Tana Toraja, Limestone hills in Maros, Rice fields in South Sulawesi, Floating houses on Lake Tempe, Tanjung Bira beach
Flag of South Sulawesi
Flag
Official seal of South Sulawesi
Seal
Motto: Todo Puli / ᨈᨚᨉᨚᨄᨘᨒᨗ
(Keep the faith)
Location of South Sulawesi in Indonesia
Location of South Sulawesi in Indonesia
Coordinates: 4°20′S 120°15′E / 4.333°S 120.250°E / -4.333; 120.250Coordinates: 4°20′S 120°15′E / 4.333°S 120.250°E / -4.333; 120.250
Country  Indonesia
Founded 19 October 1669
Founded As Province 13 December 1960
Capital Lambang Kota Makassar.jpeg Makassar
Government
 • Body South Sulawesi Regional Government
 • Governor Syahrul Yasin Limpo (Golkar)
 • Vice Governor Agus Arifin Nu'mang
Area
 • Total 46,717.48 km2 (18,037.72 sq mi)
Area rank 16th
Highest elevation 3,478 m (11,411 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 8,032,551
 • Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnic groups Bugis (41.9%), Makassarese (25.43%), Toraja (9.02%), Mandar (6.1%)
 • Religion Islam (89.62%), Protestantism (7.62%), Roman Catholicism (1.54%), Buddhism (0.24%), Hinduism (0.72%), Confucianism (0.004)
 • Languages Buginese Makassarese Torajanese (regional)
Time zone Central Indonesian Time (UTC+08)
Postcodes 90xxx, 91xxx, 92xxx
Area codes (62)4xx
ISO 3166 code ID-SN
Vehicle sign DD, DP, DW
HDI Decrease 0.684 (Medium)
HDI rank 14th (2014)
Largest city by area Palopo - 247.52 square kilometres (95.57 sq mi)
Largest city by population Makassar - (1,339,374 - 2010)
Largest regency by area North Luwu Regency - 7,502.58 square kilometres (2,896.76 sq mi)
Largest regency by population Bone Regency - (717,268 - 2010)
Website Government official site

South Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Selatan) is a province in the southern peninsula of Sulawesi. The Selayar Islands archipelago is also part of the province.

The 2010 census estimated the population as 8,032,551 which makes South Sulawesi the most populous province on the island (46% of the population of Sulawesi is in South Sulawesi), and the sixth most populous province in Indonesia.

South Sulawesi is located at 4°20'S 120°15'E and covers an area of 45,764.53 square kilometres. The province is bordered by Central Sulawesi and West Sulawesi to the north, the Gulf of Bone and Southeast Sulawesi to the east, Makassar Strait to the west, and Flores Sea to the south.

Five years after independence, the government issued Law No. 21 of 1950, which became the basis of the legal establishment for the Sulawesi province. Ten years later, the government passed Law No. 47 of 1960 which endorsed the formation of the South/Southeast Sulawesi province. Four years after that, with Act No. 13 of 1964, the provinces of South Sulawesi and Southeast Sulawesi were separated.

Forty years later, the South Sulawesi government was split into two, with the regencies of Majene, Mamasa, Mamuju, North Mamuju, and Polewali Mandar were separated off into a new West Sulawesi province on 5 October 2004 under Act No. 26 of 2004.

The remaining South Sulawesi Province is divided into 21 regencies and three independent cities, listed below with their (provisional) populations as of the 2010 Census.


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