West Sulawesi

West Sulawesi Sulawesi Barat
—  Province  —
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Motto: Mellete Diatonganan (Following the truth)
Location of West Sulawesi Sulawesi Barat in Indonesia
Coordinates: 2°41′S 118°54′E
Country	Indonesia
Capital	Mamuju
Government
• Governor	Anwar Adnan Saleh
Area
• Total	16,796.19 km2 (6,485.05 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,158,336
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Mandar (8.06%), Toraja (14%), Buginese (10%)
• Religion	Islam (82.66%), Protestantism (14.21%), Hinduism (1.38%), Roman Catholicism (1.02%), Buddhism (0.03%)
• Languages	Indonesian, Mandar, Toraja, Bugis, Makasar language
Time zone	CIT (UTC+08)
Website	www.sulbarprov.go.id www.malaqbi.com

West Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Barat, short form Sulbar) is a province of Indonesia, which was created in 2004.

Geography

It is on the island of Sulawesi (formerly, Celebes) and includes the regencies (kabupaten) of Polewali Mandar, Mamasa, Majene, Mamuju, and Mamuju Utara, which were formerly part of South Sulawesi. The area of the province is 16,796.19 km².

Demographics

Its population as of the decennial 2010 census is 1,158,336 increasing at 2.67% annually. Of those 171,356 are classified as below the poverty line of Indonesia.

Economy

Three women and two boys from West Sulawesi sell charcoal. Colonial period, 1937.

Its economy consists mainly of mining, agriculture and fishing. Its capital is Mamuju.

Administrative divisions

West Sulawesi is divided into the following regencies:

• Majene Regency
• Mamasa Regency
• Mamuju Regency
• North Mamuju Regency
• Polewali Mandar Regency