Location: South Sulawesi
Sulawesi, Indonesia
Other transcription(s)
• Buginese: ᨔᨘᨒᨕᨙᨔᨗ ᨒᨕᨘᨈ
Country: Indonesia
Founded: 19 October 1669
Founded As Province: 13 December 1960
Capital: Makassar
Government• Body: South Sulawesi Regional Government
• Governor: Syahrul Yasin Limpo (Golkar)
• Vice Governor: Agus Arifin Nu'mang
Area• Total: 46,717.48 km (18,037.72 sq mi)
Area rank: 16th
Highest elevation: 3,478 m (11,411 ft)
Population (2010)• Total: 8,032,551
• Density: 170/km (450/sq mi)
Demographics• Ethnic groups: Bugis (41.9%), Makassarese (25.43%), Toraja (9.02%), Mandar (6.1%)
• Religion: Islam (89.62%), Protestantism (7.62%), Roman Catholicism (1.54%), Buddhism (0.24%), Hinduism (0.72%), Confucianism (0.004)
• Languages: Indonesian (official)
Buginese (regional)
Makassarese (regional)
Torajanese (regional)
Mandar (regional)
Time zone: Indonesia Central Time (UTC+08)
Postcodes: 90xxx, 91xxx, 92xxx
Area codes: (+62) 4xx
ISO 3166 code: ID-SN
Vehicle sign: DD, DP, DW
HDI: 0.684 (Medium)
HDI rank: 14th (2014)
Largest city by area: Palopo - 247.52 square kilometres (95.57 sq mi)
Largest city by population: Makassar - (1,339,374 - 2010)
Largest regency by area: North Luwu Regency - 7,502.58 square kilometres (2,896.76 sq mi)
Largest regency by population: Bone Regency - (717,268 - 2010)
Website: Government official site
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South Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Selatan; Buginese: ᨔᨘᨒᨓᨙᨔᨗ ᨒᨕᨘᨈ ) is a province in the southern peninsula of Sulawesi. The Selayar Islands archipelago is also part of the province. The capital is Makassar. 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.
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