Southeast Sulawesi

Southeast Sulawesi Sulawesi Tenggara
Province
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Location of Southeast Sulawesi in Indonesia
Coordinates:
Country	Indonesia
Capital	Kendari
Government
• Governor	Nur Alam (PAN)
• Vice Governor	Saleh Lasata
Area
• Total	38,140 km2 (14,730 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	2,417,962
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Buton (23%), Bugis (19%), Tolaki (16%), Muna (15%)
• Religion	Islam (96.2%), Christian (2.3%), Hinduism (1.1%), Buddhism (0.4%)
• Languages	Indonesian, Buton, Bugis
Time zone	CIT (UTC+08)
Website	www.sultraprov.go.id

Southeast Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Tenggara, abbreviation: Sultra) is a province on the Sulawesi, forming the southeastern peninsula of that island, together with a number of large offshore islands such as Buton, Muna, Kabaena and Wawonii, with smaller islands. The capital is Kendari, on the east coast of the peninsula.

The province has no highway road connecting to the rest of the island, and the primary transportation link is a ferry across the Bone Gulf between Watampone (Bone) in South Sulawesi and the port of Kolaka in Southeast Sulawesi.

History

From the seventeenth century until the early twentieth century, the region was the site of the Buton sultanate (Butung).

Geography

The two major mountain ranges in Southeast Sulawesi are the Tanggeasinua Range and the Mekongga Range.^[1] The major rivers are the Lalinda, the Lasolo, and the Sampara.^[1][2]

Demographics

The unrevised population of the province was 1,771,951 in the Indonesia 2000 census, increasing to 2,230,569 for the 2010 decennial censuscomprising 1,120,225 males, and 1,110,344 females. Kolaka, Muna and Konawe Selatan were the 3 most populous regencies. The latest official estimate (for January 2014) is 2,417,962.

Most of the population is centered on Buton and Muna islands off the south coast of Sulawesi, and in and around Kendari.

Ethnic groups

The main ethnic groups in Southeast Sulawesi are "Tolaki", "Buton", "Muna" etc.

Administrative divisions

Southeast Sulawesi is divided into twelve regencies (including the new East Kolaka Regency and Konawe Islands Regency, both established in 2013 from parts of Kolaka Regency and Konawe Regency respectively) and two autonomous cities, listed below with their (provisional) populations at the 2010 Census^[3] and according to the latest official estimates (for January 2014),^[4] although the latter do not take account of the new regencies created since 2010:

Notes: The figures for the Konawe Regency include those for the newly established Konawe Islands Regency, and the figures for the Kolaka Regency include those for the newly established East Kolaka Regency (which is wholly insular, essentially consisting of the island of Wawonii).

* Bombana Regency is partly peninsula (the areas around Poleang and Rumbia) and partly insular (including all of Kabaena Island).

In 2012-13 the Indonesian Government enacted the creation of 11 new Regencies and Municipalities, including the following in Southeast Sulawesi:

• Konawe Islands Regency
• East Kolaka Regency

On 24 June 2014, the Indonesian Parliament agreed to create three new regencies: West Muna Regency, South Buton Regency and Central Buton Regency based on consideration of technical, administrative, area, strategic and geopolitic factors.^[5]

• South Buton Regency
• Central Buton Regency
• West Muna Regency

Under discussion is a proposal to create an additional municipality of Raha. These five new regencies created since 2010, and the potential extra municipality, are not separated in the table above.

Sail Wakatobi-Belitung 2011

Sail Wakatobi-Belitung 2011 (SWB 2011) was the biggest international marine event in Indonesia, following Sail Banda 2010 and Sail Bunaken 2009. The rally started from Darwin, Australia on July 23 and finished in Singapore. In Indonesia it passed through 21 districts and cities.^[6]

See also

• Wakatobi National Park

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Tanggeasinua Mountains". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. 
2. ^ TPC M-12 AG, Indonesia (Map) (first ed.). 1:500,000. Director of Military Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom. 1972. 
3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
4. ^ Penduduk Menurut Umur Tunggal - Tahun 2014
5. ^ Riza Harahap (June 24, 2014). "DPR setujui tiga kabupaten baru di Sultra". 
6. ^ http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/71131/swb-2011-to-become-biggest-international-marine-event

External links

• Official website

Regencies and cities of Southeast Sulawesi Capital: Kendari Regencies Bombana Buton East Kolaka Kolaka Konawe Konawe Islands Muna North Buton North Kolaka North Konawe South Konawe Wakatobi Cities Bau-Bau Kendari See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia