South East Sulawesi

1.5.6 South East Sulawesi

South East Sulawesi
Sulawesi Tenggara




Capital
Kendari

Governor
Nur Alam
Area
38,140 km2 (14,726 sq mi)
Population
1,771,951 (2000)
Density
46.5 /km2 (120 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups

Religion

Languages

Time zone
UTC+8

Web site www.sultra.go.id

South East Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Tenggara) is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi. The capital of the province is Kendari, on the east coast of the peninsula.
The province is one of the most remote regions of Sulawesi; no highway connects it to the cities on the rest of the island, so the primary transportation link is a ferry across the Bone Sea between Watampone (Bone) in South Sulawesi and the port of Kolaka.
The population of the province is 1,771,951 (As of 2000 census), most of which is centred on Buton island off the south coast of Sulawesi, and in and around Kendari.
From the seventeenth century until the early twentieth century, the region was the site of the Buton sultanate (Butung).
Ethnic groups
The main ethnic groups in South East Sulawesi are "Tolaki", "Buton", "Muna" etc.
Regencies
South East Sulawesi is divided into two cities and several regencies (seat):
Bombana Regency (Rumbia)
Buton Regency (Bau-Bau)
Kolaka Regency (Kolaka)
North Kolaka Regency (Lasusua)
Konawe Regency (Unaaha)
South Konawe Regency (Andolo)
Muna Regency (Raha)
Wakatobi (Wangi-Wangi)
North Buton Regency (Burangga)
North Konawe Regency (Wanggudu)
And cities:
Kendari
Bau-Bau