Central Sulawesi

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Central Sulawesi
Map of Central Sulawesi province within Indonesia
Capital Palu
Governor Bandjela Paliudju
Area 68,089.83 km2 (26,290 sq mi)
Population 1,820,000  (2000)
Density 26.7 /km² (69 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Butung (23%), Bugis (19%), Tolaki (16%), Muna (15%)
Religion Christianity,Islam,Hindu
Languages Indonesia
Time zone WITA (UTC+8)
Web site www.sulteng.go.id

Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah) is a province of Indonesia located in the heart of Sulawesi. It was established on April 13, 1964.

Central Sulawesi has an area of 68,033 km2 (26,268 sq mi) and is surrounded by Gorontalo in the north, South Sulawesi and South East Sulawesi in the south, Maluku in the east, and the Makassar Strait in the west.

Contents

Regencies

The Central Sulawesi province is divided into several regencies and one municipality:

Cities

Palu is the province's capital. Major cities are:

Population

Year Population Density
1990 1,711,327 25
1995 1,938,071 28
2000 2,218,435 35


Population growth between 1990 and 2000: 2.57%

Climate and Natural Environment

Climate

  • Minimum temperatures: 19.80- 22.60°C
  • Maximum temperatures: 34.00- 37.00°C
  • Humidity: 78 - 83%

Natural Environment

In the highlands several kilometers south of Palu, the Lore Lindu National Park was established. It is one of the little disturbed core areas of the global Wallacea biodiversity "hotspot".

See also

  • Lindu, a collection of four indigenous communities

Coordinates: 1°00′S, 121°00′E

This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.


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