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The Provinces of Sulawesi
North Sulawesi
North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara or abbreviated Sulut) builds the northeastern tip of Sulawesi. It borders only Gorontalo province, which was split off from North Sulawesi in December 2000.
Its provincial capital and largest city is Manado. The region is predominantly Christian (95%) with a Hindu minority, which is an exception in this largely Muslim country. The largest ethnic group is the Minahasa. They speak Manado Malay (Bahasa Manado), which is also known as Minahasa Malay.
According to the 2000 census North Sulawesi has a population of about 1.97 million.
Gorontalo
Gorontalo borders Central Sulawesi and North Sulawesi provinces. It was split off from North Sulawesi in December 2000, mostly to separate the administration of the largely Muslim Gorontalese from the Christian majority of the Minahasa in North Sulawesi.
Gorontalo province has four regencies (Bonebolango, Gorontalo, Boalemo, and Pohuwato) and one city - and capital - named also Gorontalo.
The area of Gorontalo province is about 12,215 km² with a total population of about 887,000 people in 2004.
Central Sulawesi
Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah) is located in the heart of Sulawesi Island. It was established in 1964. The province's capital is Palu.
Central Sulawesi covers a total area of 68,033.71 km² 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.
As of 2006, ethnic violence between Muslims and Christians in the central towns of Palu and Poso continues to break out. Tourists are not targeted, but there are very few visitors in the area anyway. Police and military presence is very heavy.
West Sulawesi
West Sulawesi (Sulawesi Barat or abbreviated Sulbar) is the 33rd province of Indonesia. It was created only in 2004 including the regencies (Kabupaten) of Polewali Mandar, Mamasa, Majene, Mamuju, and Mamuju Utara, which were formerly part of South Sulawesi. Its capital is Mamuju.
The area of the province is 16,796.19 km². Its economy consists mainly of mining, agriculture and fishing.
South Sulawesi
The provincial capital and largest city of South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan or abbreviated Sulsel) is Makassar, which was called Ujung Pandang formerly.
A portion of area in South Sulawesi was split off to form West Sulawesi province in 2004.
South East Sulawesi
The capital of the province (Sulawesi Tengara) is Kendari. It is situated on the east coast of the peninsula.
South East Sulawesi is one of the most remote regions of Sulawesi. The primary transportation link is a ferry across the Bone Sea between Watampone (Bone) in South Sulawesi and the port of Kolaka.
According to the 2000 census the population of the province is 1.771,951. Most of the people are centred on Buton island off the south coast of Sulawesi and in and around Kendari.
The main ethnic groups in South East Sulawesi are the Tolaki, the Buton and the Muna among others.