South Sulawesi Sulawesi Selatan
—  Province  —
Seal
Motto: Todo Poli (Keep the faith)
Location of South Sulawesi in Indonesia
Coordinates: 4°20′S 120°15′E / 4.333°S 120.25°E / -4.333; 120.25Coordinates: 4°20′S 120°15′E / 4.333°S 120.25°E / -4.333; 120.25
Country	Indonesia
Capital	Makassar
Government
• Governor	Syahrul Yasin Limpo
Area
• Total	46,717.48 km2 (18,037.72 sq mi)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	8,032,551
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Bugis (41.9%), Makassarese (25.43%), Toraja (9.02%), Mandar (6.1%)
• Religion	Islam (87.88%), Protestantism (8.19%), Roman Catholicism (1.51%), Buddhism (0.88%), Hinduism (0.02%)
• Languages	Buginese (regional)
Time zone	CIT (UTC+08)
Website	www.sulsel.go.id

Mountains in South Sulawesi.

South Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Selatan, short form Sulsel) is a province of Indonesia, located on the western southern peninsula of Sulawesi Island. The province is bordered by Central Sulawesi province to the north, South East Sulawesi province to the east and West Sulawesi province to the west (West Sulawesi province was split from South Sulawesi in 2004). It is the most populated and densest province on Sulawesi Island, its capital, Makassar, is a major regional center and the largest city on the island. The Selayar Islands archipelago is part of the province.

Administrative Divisions[link]

South Sulawesi Province is divided into 26 regencies and 3 independent cities, listed below with their (provisional) populations at the 2010 Census.

# The 2000 Census population for Palopo city is included in the figure for Luwu Regency.

* The 2000 Census population for East Luwu Regency is included in the figure for North Luwu Regency.

** The 2000 Census population for North Toraja Regency is included in the figure for Tana Toraja Regency.

Demographics[link]

South Sulawesi recorded 8,032,551 people in the decennial 2010 census, having a growth rate of 1.17 percent over the adjusted Indonesia 2000 census figure, less than the national average of 1.49 percent. West Sulawesi split off from South Sulawesi in 2004. There were 3,921,543 males and 4,111,008 females, 1,848,132 housing units with average of 4.34 per unit versus national average of 3.86, some 13.3 percent of the population was under the national poverty line.^[2] It is the major regional center for Sulawesi island and is the major recipient of migration from all over the island.

References[link]

v t e Regencies and cities of South Sulawesi Capital: Makassar Regencies Bantaeng Barru Bone Bulukumba Enrekang Gowa Jeneponto Luwu East Luwu North Luwu Maros Pangkajene Islands Pinrang Selayar Islands Sinjai Sidenreng Rappang Soppeng Takalar Tana Toraja Wajo North Toraja Cities Makassar Palopo Pare-Pare See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia