Gorontalo
Sign in to saveGorontalo (Gorontaloan: Hulontalo) is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi. Located on the Minahasa Peninsula, Gorontalo was formerly part of the province of North Sulawesi until its inauguration as a separate province on 5 December 2000. The province is bordered by the provinces of North Sulawesi to the east and Central Sulawesi to the west, as well sharing a maritime border with the Philippines in the Sulawesi Sea to the north, and a coastline on the Gulf of Tomini to the south. The provincial capital, as well as the main gateway to the province and its most populated city, is G
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Gorontalo is a province in Indonesia located on the island of Sulawesi that was established as a separate province in 2000, having previously been part of North Sulawesi. It is bordered by other Indonesian provinces and shares a maritime border with the Philippines, with its provincial capital serving as the main gateway and most populated city in the region.
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Key facts
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- Gorontalo
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- Province of Gorontalo
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- Province
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- Coat of arms of Gorontalo.svg
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- Armorial of Indonesia#Provincial
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- Gorontalo in Indonesia.svg
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- Founded
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- 5 December 2000
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- Country
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- Region
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- Sulawesi
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- Capital
Article
30 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Pre-Colonial era
- Colonial era
- Japanese Occupation and Independence
- Geography
- Politics
- Government and administrative divisions
- Gorontalo Regional People's Representative Council
- Representatives in the People's Representative Council and the Regional Representative Council
- Economy
- Demographics
- Ethnicity
- Religion
- Language
- Culture
- Traditional Houses
- Dulohupa
- Bandayo Poboide
- Handycrafts
- Martial Art
- Tourism
- Pulo Cinta
- Saronde Island
- Olele Marine Park
- Fort Otanaha
- Lake Limboto
- Botubarani Village
- Notable people
- References
Gorontalo (Gorontaloan: Hulontalo) is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi. Located on the Minahasa Peninsula, Gorontalo was formerly part of the province of North Sulawesi until its inauguration as a separate province on 5 December 2000. The province is bordered by the provinces of North Sulawesi to the east and Central Sulawesi to the west, as well sharing a maritime border with the Philippines in the Sulawesi Sea to the north, and a coastline on the Gulf of Tomini to the south. The provincial capital, as well as the main gateway to the province and its most populated city, is Gorontalo (also often called Hulontalo). The size is comparable to Vanuatu or the Russian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.
The province covers a total land area of and had a population of 1,040,164 at the 2010 Census, and 1,171,681 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,213,180 (comprising 611,780 males and 601,400 females), resulting in a population density of .