Celebes

Sulawesi
ᨔᨘᨒᨓᨙᨔᨗ  (Buginese)

Provincial Division
Geography
Location	South East Asia
Coordinates	02°S 121°E / 2°S 121°E / -2; 121Coordinates: 02°S 121°E / 2°S 121°E / -2; 121
Archipelago	Greater Sunda Islands
Area	180,680.7 km2 (69,761.2 sq mi)
Area rank	11th
Highest elevation	3,478 m (11,411 ft)
Highest point	Rantemario
Administration
Indonesia
Provinces (capital)	West Sulawesi (Mamuju) North Sulawesi (Manado) Central Sulawesi (Palu) South Sulawesi (Makassar) South East Sulawesi (Kendari) Gorontalo (Gorontalo)
Largest settlement	Makassar (pop. 1,338,633)
Demographics
Population	18,455,058 (2014 estimate)
Pop. density	105.7 /km2 (273.8 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Makassarese, Buginese, Mandar, Minahasa, Gorontalo, Toraja, Butonese, Bajau, Mongondow

Sulawesi, formerly known as Celebes (/ˈsɛlᵻbiːz/ or /sᵻˈliːbiːz/), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. Within Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra have larger populations.

The landmass of Sulawesi includes four peninsulas: the northern Minahasa Peninsula; the East Peninsula; the South Peninsula; and the South-east Peninsula. Three gulfs separate these peninsulas: the Gulf of Tomini between the northern Minahasa and East peninsulas; the Tolo Gulf between the East and Southeast peninsulas; and the Bone Gulf between the South and Southeast peninsulas. The Strait of Makassar runs along the western side of the island and separates the island from Borneo.