Most Actual Information about Sulawesi-Indonesia
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Sulawesi or formerly known as celebes is the fourth largest island in Indonesia and one of the main destinations for domestic and foreign travelers. Here are a few most actual information
about Sulawesi.
Total Population
The population census in Indonesia
is conducted every 5 years by the Central Bureau of Statistics where the statistic data shows, number of population of Sulawesi in 2020 are estimated to increase around 19,934,000. Compared to 2015,
Sulawesi's population was around 18,724,000.
Ethnic Groups
There are 24 ethnic groups inhabiting the Sulawesi island and followed by several sub-ethnic
groups. Among these ethnic groups, Bugis is most dominant group on Sulawesi.
Province
Sulawesi Island is still divided
into 6 provinces, namely North Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, West Sulawesi,
Southeast Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi and Gorontalo.
South Sulawesi has the largest
population, around 8,928,000 inhabitants, followed by Central Sulawesi 3.097.000, North
Sulawesi 2.528.000, West Sulawesi 1.405.000 and Gorontalo with the least
population 1,219,060.
Weather and Climate
Indonesia has only 2 seasons,
namely: dry season and rainy season. Generally, dry season takes place between
March till September and rainy season from October till February. Sometimes,
these two seasons are difficult to predict.
During the dry season period, rain
falls only at certain times because of erratic wind movement. The temperature
of each region in Sulawesi is absolutely different. In the lowland regions, the
average temperature at noon varies between 32-37 °C. While in the highland
regions, such as Toraja or Tomohon, the average temperature varies around 28 to
32 °C.
In the rainy season, predicting the
weather in each region in Sulawesi could not be equated because the rain falls
erratically. There are some regions hit by rain almost every day and other only
rain in the afternoon.
Time Zone
Indonesia has 3 kinds of time zone,
Waktu Indonesia Barat (known as WIB), Waktu Indonesia Bagian Tengah (known as
WITA) and Waktu Indonesia Bagian Timur (known as WIT). In English, WIB means Western
Indonesian Time, WITA means Central Indonesian Time and WIT means Eastern Indonesian
Time. The following table explains the difference in time based on
territory
WIB
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WITA
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WIT
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06.00
am
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07.00
am
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08.00
am
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Sumatera
Island
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Kalimantan
Island
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Moluccas
Island
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Nanggroe
Aceh Darussalam
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North
Kalimantan
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Moluccas
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North
and West Sumatera
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East
Kalimantan
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North
Moluccas
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Riau
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South
Kalimantan
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Riau
Island
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Papua
Island
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Jambi
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Bali
Island
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West
Papua
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South
Sumatera
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Bali
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Papua
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Lampung
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West
Nusa Tenggara
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Bangka
Belitung
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East
Nusa Tenggara
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Bengkulu
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Sulawesi
Island
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Java
Island:
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North
Sulawesi
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DKI
Jakarta
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Gorontalo
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West
Java
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Central
Sulawesi
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Banten
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South
Sulawesi
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Central
Java
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South
East Sulawesi
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Yogyakarta
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West
Sulawesi
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East
Java
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Kalimantan
Island
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West
and Central Kalimantan
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Fauna
Various types of animal can be found in each region on the island of Sulawesi, not only wild animal and endangered animal which live freely in the forest but also other special animals are farmed for business, religious and ritual purposes.
In the southern part of
the island of Sulawesi there are several types of animal whose population are
still large, namely cow, goat, horse, pig and buffalo. Among these
animals, there are prepared for business purpose, religious activities and
ritual.
In the northern part of
Sulawesi, several animals have been confirmed as protected animal, namely Tarsier,
Macaca Nigra (known as Wolai or Yaki), kuskus and wild pig (known as babi rusa). These animals can be only found in Tangkoko National Park.