South East Sulawesi

Infobox Provinces of Indonesia
name = South East Sulawesi ("Sulawesi Tenggara")
country=Indonesia
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capital=Kendari
population=1771951
population_as_of=2000
area_in_km2=38140
Time=UTC+8
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governor=Nur Alam
site=http://www.sultra.go.id

South East Sulawesi ("Indonesian": Sulawesi Tenggara) is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi. The capital of the province is Kendari, on the east coast of the peninsula.

The province is one of the most remote regions of Sulawesi; no highway connects it to the cities on the rest of the island, so the primary transportation link is a ferry across the Bone Sea between Watampone (Bone) in South Sulawesi and the port of Kolaka.

The population of the province is 1,771,951 (2000 census), most of which is centred on Buton island off the south coast of Sulawesi, and in and around Kendari.

From the seventeenth century until the early twentieth century, the region was the site of the Buton sultanate (Butung).

Ethnic groups

The main ethnic groups in South East Sulawesi are "Tolaki", "Buton", "Muna" etc.

Regencies

South East Sulawesi is divided into two cities and several regencies (seat) :
* Bombana Regency (Rumbia)
* Buton Regency (Bau-Bau)
* Kolaka Regency (Kolaka)
* North Kolaka Regency (Lasusua)
* Konawe Regency (Unaaha)
* South Konawe Regency (Andolo)
* Muna Regency (Raha)
* Wakatobi (Wangi-Wangi)
* North Buton Regency (Burangga)
* North Konawe Regency (Wanggudu)

And cities :
* Kendari
* Bau-Bau

External links

* [http://members.tripod.com/sultra/FRAME_2.HTM "Provincial government of Southeast Sulawesi] , claims to be official and contains extensive background information but not professionally done