Southeast Sulawesi


Southeast Sulawesi is a province on the island of Sulawesi, forming the southeastern peninsula of that island, together with a number of large offshore islands such as Buton, Muna, Kabaena and Wawonii, together with smaller islands. The capital is Kendari, on the east coast of the peninsula.
The province has no highway road connecting to the rest of the island, and the primary transportation link is a ferry across the Bone Gulf between Watampone in South Sulawesi and the port of Kolaka in Southeast Sulawesi.

History

From the seventeenth century until the early twentieth century, the region was the site of the .

Geography

The two major mountain ranges in Southeast Sulawesi are the Tanggeasinua Range and the Mekongga Range. The major rivers are the Lalinda, the Lasolo, and the Sampara.

Demographics

The unrevised population of the province was 1,771,951 in the Indonesia 2000 census, increasing to 2,230,569 for the 2010 decennial census and 2,495,248 for the 2015 Intermediate Census. Konawe Selatan, Konawe, Kolaka and Muna are the four most populous regencies. The latest official estimate is 2,663,700. Islam is predominant religion.
Most of the population is centered on Buton and Muna islands off the south coast of Sulawesi, and in and around Kendari.

Religion

At the 2010 Census, 96.23% of the population followed Islam.

Ethnic groups

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

Administrative divisions

Southeast Sulawesi is divided into fifteen regencies and two autonomous cities, listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census, and the official estimates for 2018:
In 2012-13 the Indonesian Government enacted the creation of 11 new Regencies and Municipalities, including the following in Southeast Sulawesi:
Subsequently on 24 June 2014, the Indonesian Parliament agreed to create three more new regencies: West Muna Regency, South Buton Regency and Central Buton Regency based on consideration of technical, administrative, area, strategic and geopolitic factors.
NameArea Population
Census 2010		Population
Estimate 2018		CapitalHDI
2018 estimate
Kendari City300.9289,966334,335Kendari0.822
Bombana Regency3,001.0139,235136,582Rumbia0.650
Kolaka Regency3,283.6208,817228,970Kolaka0.720
Konawe Regency4,435.3213,038253,659Unaaha0.707
North Kolaka Regency
3,391.7121,340135,771Lasasua0.657
East Kolaka Regency
3,634.7106,415119,461Tirawuta
North Konawe Regency
5,101.851,53364,773Wanggudu0.684
South Konawe Regency
5,779.5264,587306,783Andoolo0.675
Peninsula Regencies28,928.51,394,9311,580,334-
North Buton Regency
1,864.954,73662,197Burangga0.671
Bau-Bau City221.0136,991154,487Baubau0.746
Buton Regency1,213.094,893114,596Pasar Wajo0.650
South Buton Regency
509.974,70794,727Batauga
Central Buton Regency
958.386,112115,121Labungkari
Muna Regency1,922.2196,645227,941Raha0.684
West Muna Regency
1,022.971,63278,630Laworo
Konawe Islands Regency867.628,94434,226Langara
Wakatobi Regency559.592,995110,303Wanci, on
Wangi-wangi Island		0.685
Island Regencies9,139.3837,655992,228-

Under discussion is a proposal to create an additional municipality of Raha, on Muna Island. This potential extra municipality, is not separated in the table above.

Transportation

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