Central Sulawesi

Central Sulawesi Sulawesi Tengah
—  Province  —
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Motto: Maliu Ntinuvu (Palu) (Unites All The Elements and The Potential that Exists)
Location of Central Sulawesi in Indonesia
Coordinates: 1°00′S 121°00′E
Country	Indonesia
Capital	Palu
Government
• Governor	Bandjela Paliudju
Area
• Total	61,841.29 km2 (23,877.1 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,633,402
• Density	42.6/km2 (110.3/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Butung (23%), Kaili (20%), Bugis (19%), Tolaki (16%), Muna (15%)
• Religion	Islam (76.6%), Protestantism (17.3%), Roman Catholicism (3.2%), Hinduism (2.7%), Buddhism (0.16%)
• Languages	Indonesian (official)
Time zone	WITA (UTC+8)
Website	www.sulteng.go.id

Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah abbreviated as Sulteng) is a province of Indonesia located in the centre of Sulawesi. It was established on 13 April 1964.

Central Sulawesi has an area of 61,841.29 km² (23,877 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.

Administration

Regencies

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

• Banggai
• Banggai Island
• Buol Regency
• Donggala Regency
• Morowali Regency
• Parigi Moutong
• Poso Regency
• Tojo Una-Una Regency
• Toli-Toli Regency
• Sigi Regency
• Palu (municipality)

Cities

Palu is the province's capital. Major cities are: Ampana, Banggai, Bungku, Buol, Donggala, Kolonodale, Luwuk, Parigi, Poso, Toli-toli

Demographics

Sulawesi Tengah recorded some 2,633,420 people in the decennial 2010 census, of which 1,349,225 are male. It grew 1.94% annually from the last census.

Population

Year	Population	Density
1990	1,711,327	25
1995	1,938,071	28
2000	2,218,435	35
2010	2,633,420	39

Average annual population growth between 1990 and 2000: 2.57%, 2000 to 2010: 1.94%

Economy

Morowali district, Central Sulawesi province is projected to be the biggest seaweed producer in Indonesia for the near future. The seaweed farming types is glaciria. In 2010, Central Sulawesi province produced nearly 800,000 tons of seaweed.

Natural environment

In the highlands several kilometres south of Palu, the Lore Lindu National Park was established.

History

Megalithic stone in Central Sulawesi

There are over 400 granite megaliths in the area of the Lore Lindu National Park, of which about 30 represent human forms. They vary in size from a few centimetres to ca.4.5 metres (15 ft). The original purpose of the megaliths is unknown. Other megaliths are in form of large pots (Kalamba) and stone plates (Tutu'na). Various archaeological studies have dated the carvings from between 3000 BC to 1300 AD.

Paragliding Open Tournament

On June 18-25, 2011 Central Sulawesi province will conduct an 'Indonesia Open' Paragliding Tournament which 8 foreign countries will participate, they are Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Romania, Czech, Bulgaria, France, Russia and the Philippines.

See also

• Lindu, a group of four indigenous communities