West Sulawesi
West Sulawesi
Sulawesi Barat | |
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Province of West Sulawesi | |
UTC+08 (CIT) | |
HDI | ![]() |
HDI rank | 31st (2023) |
Website | sulbarprov.go.id |
West Sulawesi (
The province was established in 2004, having been split off from South Sulawesi Province.
Geography
The province is on the island of Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) and includes the regencies (kabupaten) of Polewali Mandar, Mamasa, Majene, Mamuju, Central Mamuju and Pasangkayu (formerly called North Mamuju), which until 2004 were part of the neighbouring province of South Sulawesi. The area of the province is 17,152.99 km2.
Economy
Its economy consists mainly of mining, agriculture and fishing. Its capital is Mamuju.
Archaeological findings
On 11 December 2019, a team of researchers led by Dr. Maxime Aubert announced the discovery of the oldest hunting scenes in prehistoric art in the world which is more than 44,000 years old from the limestone cave of Leang Bulu’ Sipong 4. Archaeologists determined the age of the depiction of hunting a pig and buffalo thanks to the calcite ‘popcorn’, different isotope levels of radioactive uranium and thorium.[7][8][9][10]
Administrative divisions
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West Sulawesi Province is divided into six
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1971 | 462,152 | — |
1980 | 581,010 | +25.7% |
1990 | 689,493 | +18.7% |
2000 | 900,457 | +30.6% |
2010 | 1,158,651 | +28.7% |
2020 | 1,419,229 | +22.5% |
Source: Statistics Indonesia 2023 and earlier. West Sulawesi was part of South Sulawesi Province until 2004 |
Its population at the 2010 census was 1,158,651 increasing at 2.67% annually.[5] Of those 171,356 were classified as below the poverty line of Indonesia.[12] The official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,481,077.[2]
Religion
Regency | Islam | Protestant | Catholic | Hinduism | Buddhism | Confucianism /Konghucu |
Folk |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Majene | 99.75% | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Mamasa | 20.29% | 70.80% | 4.35% | 2.92% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 1.62% |
Mamuju | 81.61% | 16.61% | 0.87% | 0.88% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.00% |
Central Mamuju | 80.24% | 12.90% | 2.18% | 4.57% | 0.10% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
Pasangkayu | 86.98% | 6.99% | 1.83% | 4.19% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.00% |
Polewali Mandar | 96.00% | 2.77% | 1.00% | 0.19% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
West Sulawesi | 82.22% | 14.82% | 1.47% | 1.25% | 0.04% | 0.01% | 0.19% |
Religion in West Sulawesi (2022)[13]
See also
- Polewali-Mamasa
References
- ^ "J.D.I.H. - Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat".
- ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Provinsi Sulawesi Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.76)
- ISBN 978-981-4519-87-8. P. 102.
- ^ a b Sulawesi Barat Dalam Angka 2016, BPS
- ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Animal painting found in cave is 44,000 years old". BBC News. 2019-12-12. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "Narrative Cave Art in Indonesia Dated to 44,000 Years Ago | ARCHAEOLOGY WORLD". archaeology-world.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
- ^ "The oldest story ever told is painted on this cave wall, archaeologists report". The Washington Post.
- ^ 2010 Indonesian Census
- ^ "Fajar Lokal News : Warga Miskin Sulbar 171.356 Jiwa". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
- ^ "Jumlah Penduduk Menurut Agama" (in Indonesian). Ministry of Religious Affairs. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
Muslim 241 Million (87), Christianity 29.1 Million (10.5), Hindu 4.69 million (1.7), Buddhist 2.02 million (0.7), Folk, Confucianism, and others 192.311 (0.1), Total 277.749.673 Million