Sulawesi

Topography of 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.

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

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  Mount Tongkoko is a volcano in North Sulawesi

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  A typical dwelling, taken between 1900 and 1940

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  Megalith in Central Sulawesi

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  Stencils of right hands in Pettakere Cave in Maros are among the oldest known examples of human artwork

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  Repronegatief. Lokaal hoofd van de eilanden ten zuiden van Celebes

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  Toraja burial site. Tau-tau, the statue representing the buried people, can be seen in niches on the cliff.

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  The colorful bark of Eucalyptus deglupta

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  The north Sulawesi babirusa is endemic to Sulawesi.

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  The endemic ornate lorikeet

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  15 species of viviparous halfbeaks are endemic to Sulawesi, including 12 Nomorhamphus (depicted), Dermogenys orientalis, D. vogti, and Tondanichthys kottelati.