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Sulawesi (/ ˌ s uː l ə ˈ w eɪ s i / SOO-lə-WAY-see), [1] also known as Celebes (/ ˈ s ɛ l ɪ b iː z, s ə ˈ l iː b iː z / SEL-ib-eez, sə-LEE-beez), [2] is an island in Indonesia.One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago.
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The province is bordered by Central Sulawesi and West Sulawesi to the north, the Gulf of Bone and Southeast Sulawesi to the east, Makassar Strait to the west, and Flores Sea to the south. The 2010 census estimated the population as 8,032,551, [ 7 ] which makes South Sulawesi the most populous province on the island (46% of the population of ...
Southeast Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Tenggara, often abbreviated to Sultra), is a province on the island of Sulawesi, forming the southeastern peninsula of that island, together with a number of substantial offshore islands such as Buton, Muna, Kabaena and Wawonii (formerly called Wowoni), together with many smaller islands.
The main island is Siau, while further south (nearer Sulawesi) are Tagulandang and Biaro. The regency's area is 275.95 km 2 and the total population was 63,801 at the 2010 census [ 2 ] and 71,817 at the 2020 census; [ 3 ] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 72,883. [ 1 ]
Wakatobi Regency is a group of ca. 150 islands forming an administrative regency located in Southeast Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The four largest islands are Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia and Binongko. The capital of the regency is located on Wangi-wangi Island, and was established by virtue of Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 29 of ...
Most economic activity on Sulawesi is conducted on a small scale, with the only notable concentrations of organized industry on the island being in Southern Sulawesi. The geography of the island disadvantages the development of industry, as much of the island's population is localized in small areas, driving up construction and labor costs. [2]
Buton and surrounding islands. Buton (also Butung, Boeton or Button) is an island in Indonesia located off the southeast peninsula of Sulawesi.It covers roughly 4,727 square kilometers in area, or about the size of Madura; it is the 129th largest island in the world and Indonesia's 19th largest in area.