Map showing West Sulawesi province within Indonesia
West Sulawesi or Sulawesi Barat (short form Sulbar) is the 33rd province of Indonesia, created in 2004. It is sited on the island of Sulawesi (or Celebes) and includes the regencies (kabupaten) of Polewali Mandar, Mamasa, Majene, Mamuju, and Mamuju Utara, which were formerly part of South Sulawesi. The area of the province is 16,796.19 km². Its economy consists mainly of mining, agriculture and fishing. Its capital is Mamuju. Image File history File links IndonesiaWestSulawesi. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) is a large island in Indonesia. ... Map showing South Sulawesi province within Indonesia South Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Selatan) is a province of Indonesia, located on Sulawesi island. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Mamuju is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Sulawesi. ...
Administrative Divisions
Sulawesi Barat is divided into the following regencies :
Sulawesi island formerly known as celebes is becoming one of the top tourist destination on Indonesia with the exotic and varieties interesting aspects invite travelers to discover.
Sulawesi is comprised of five separate provinces: South Sulawesi (capital Makassar), North Sulawesi (capital Menado), Gorontalo (capital: Gorontalo), Central Sulawesi, (capital Palu) and Southeast Sulawesi, (capital Kendari).
Sulawesi is home to a number of ethnic groups including Bugis, Makasarese and Mandarese of the southern coasts, the Toraja of the highlands, and the Minahasans of the north.
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