Central Sulawesi - Definition and Overview

Map of Central Sulawesi province within Indonesia

Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi) is one of Indonesia's provinces located in the heart of Sulawesi Island. It was established on April 13, 1964.

Sulawesi Tengah with a total of 189,480 square kilometers is surrounded by Gorontalo in the north, South Sulawesi and South East Sulawesi in the south, Maluku in the east, and the Makassar Strait in the west.

Palu is the province's capital. Major cities in this province are:</p>

• Banggai
• Bungku
• Buol
• Donggala
• Kolonodale
• Luwuk
• Parigi
• Poso
• Tolitoli

See also Lindu, a collection of four indigenous communities.

Climate

Minimum temperatures 19.80- 22.60 C
Maximum temperatures 34.00- 37.00 C
Humidity 78 - 83 % </p>

Population

Population growth between 1990 and 2000: 2.57%

Provinces of Indonesia
Sumatra (Sumatera): DI Aceh | North Sumatra (Sumatera Utara) | West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat) | Bengkulu | Riau | Riau Islands (Kepulauan Riau) | Jambi | South Sumatra (Sumatera Selatan) | Lampung | Bangka-Belitung
Java (Jawa): DKI Jaya | West Java (Jawa Barat) | Banten | Central Java (Jawa Tengah) | DI Yogyakarta | East Java (Jawa Timur)
Kalimantan: West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat) | Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah) | South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan) | East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur)
The Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara): Bali | West Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Barat) | East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur)
Sulawesi: West Sulawesi (Sulawesi Barat) | North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara) | Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah) | South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan) | South East Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) | Gorontalo
The Maluku Islands and New Guinea (Irian): Maluku | North Maluku (Maluku Utara) | West Irian Jaya (Irian Jaya Barat) | Papua