Sulawesi
Sulawesi (formerly known as Celebes) is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia, and is between Borneo and the Maluku Islands.
Geography
Sulawesi is the world's eleventh-largest island, covering an area of 174,600 km2. The island is surrounded by Borneo to the west, by the Philippines to the north, by Maluku to the east, and by Flores and Timor to the south. It has a distinctive shape, dominated by four large peninsulas: the Semenanjung Minahassa; the East Peninsula; the South Peninsula; and the South-east Peninsula. The central part of the island is ruggedly mountainous, such that the island's peninsulas have traditionally been remote from each other, with better connections by sea than by road.
Major cities
These are the ten largest cities in Sulawesi by population in 2010.[1]
| City, Province | Population |
|---|---|
| Makassar, South Sulawesi | 1,339,374 |
| Manado, North Sulawesi | 675,354 |
| Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi | 289,153 |
| Palu, Central Sulawesi | 335,297 |
| Gorontalo, Gorontalo | 1,097,990 |
| Bitung, North Sulawesi | 387,932 |
| Palopo, South Sulawesi | 148,033 |
| Baubau, Southeast Sulawesi | 137,118 |
| Parepare, South Sulawesi | 129,542 |
| Kotamobagu, North Sulawesi | 107,216 |
Sulawesi Media
Mount Tongkoko is a volcano in North Sulawesi
- COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Paalwoning Sulawesi TMnr 10021564.jpg
A typical dwelling, taken between 1900 and 1940.
- Tokalalaea Megalith 2007.jpg
- Hands in Pettakere Cave.jpg
Stencils of right hands in Pettakere Cave in Maros are among the oldest known examples of human artwork
- Leang Tedongnge rock art panel credit AA Oktaviana-01.jpg
Researchers discovered cave art in Leang Tedongnge, Sulawesi, Indonesia, in 2021, estimated to be at least 45,500 years old, making it the world’s oldest known representational artwork.
- COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Lokaal hoofd van de eilanden ten zuiden van Celebes TMnr 10001613.jpg
Repronegatief. Lokaal hoofd van de eilanden ten zuiden van Celebes
- Lemo burial site.jpg
Toraja burial site. Tau-tau, the statue representing the buried people, can be seen in niches on the cliff.
- Rainbow Eucalyptus Maui.jpg
The colorful bark of Eucalyptus deglupta
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The north Sulawesi babirusa is endemic to Sulawesi.
The endemic ornate lorikeet
References
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