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Southeast Sulawesi

Southeast Sulawesi
Sulawesi Tenggara
Province
Wakatobi National Park
Flag of Southeast Sulawesi
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Official seal of Southeast Sulawesi
Seal

Location of Southeast Sulawesi in Indonesia
Coordinates: 3°57′00″S 122°30′00″E / 3.95000°S 122.50000°E / -3.95000; 122.50000Coordinates: 3°57′00″S 122°30′00″E / 3.95000°S 122.50000°E / -3.95000; 122.50000
Country  Indonesia
Capital Lambang Kota Kendari.png Kendari
Government
 • Governor Nur Alam (PAN)
 • Vice Governor Saleh Lasata
Area
 • Total 38,140 km2 (14,730 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 2,417,962
 • Density 63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnic groups Buton (23%), Bugis (19%), Tolaki (16%), Muna (15%)
 • Religion Islam (96.2%), Christian (2.3%), Hinduism (1.1%), Buddhism (0.4%)
 • Languages Indonesian, Buton, Bugis
Time zone CIT (UTC+08)
Vehicle registration DT
HDI Decrease 0.680 (Medium)
HDI rank 19th (2014)
Website www.sultraprov.go.id

Southeast Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Tenggara, abbreviation: Sultra) is a province on the Sulawesi, forming the southeastern peninsula of that island, together with a number of large offshore islands such as Buton, Muna, Kabaena and Wawonii, with smaller islands. The capital is Kendari, on the east coast of the peninsula.

The province has no highway road connecting to the rest of the island, and the primary transportation link is a ferry across the Bone Gulf between Watampone (Bone) in South Sulawesi and the port of Kolaka in Southeast Sulawesi.

From the seventeenth century until the early twentieth century, the region was the site of the Buton sultanate (Butung).

The two major mountain ranges in Southeast Sulawesi are the Tanggeasinua Range and the Mekongga Range. The major rivers are the Lalinda, the Lasolo, and the Sampara.

The unrevised population of the province was 1,771,951 in the Indonesia 2000 census, increasing to 2,230,569 for the 2010 decennial censuscomprising 1,120,225 males, and 1,110,344 females. Kolaka, Muna and Konawe Selatan were the 3 most populous regencies. The latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 2,417,962.Islam is predominant religion (96,2%).


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