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The region of the Bolaang Mongondow covers 50.3% of the area of North Sulawesi [12] so much so that the Bolaang Mongondow government together with the community leaders, customary leaders and religious leaders had agreed to divide the region with the full support of the Bolaang Mongondow regent, the then Marlina Moha Siahaan. [13]
The Gorontalo people have traditionally been concentrated in the provinces of Gorontalo, North Sulawesi, and the northern part of Central Sulawesi. [4] The Gorontalo people are predominantly Muslim. [5] Their native language is the Gorontalo language and several minor languages from the Gorontalic languages family.
At the time of the first contact with Europeans the sultanate of Ternate held some sway over North Sulawesi, and the area was often visited by seafaring Bugis traders from South Sulawesi. The Spanish and the Portuguese, the first Europeans to arrive, landed in Minahasa via the port of Makasar, but also landed at the Sulu archipelago (off the ...
The province of Sulawesi was a province in Indonesia that was established after the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence in 1945. It was separated into the province of North and Central Sulawesi and the province of South and Southeast Sulawesi in 1960.
The word bara means "sword" in Sangirese language, [1] therefore it literally means "Sangirese sword". The Bara Sangihe is known for its unique shaped blade that resembles a crocodile [2] or a beak of a bird with serrations.
Santiago is regarded as a hero by locals in North Sulawesi, especially by those in the smaller region of islands known collectively as Nusa Utara. [1] Korem 131/Santiago, an Indonesian military command based in Manado under Kodam XIII/Merdeka, is named for him. [5] [12] His grave was rediscovered in 1950. [5]
Manado (Indonesian pronunciation:, Tombulu: Wenang) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi.It is the second largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar, with the 2020 census giving a population of 451,916, [3] and the official estimates for mid 2023 showing 458,582 inhabitants (229,982 males and 228,600 females), [1] distributed over a land area of 157.26 km 2. [1]
Location of Sulawesi in Indonesia. The Torajan are an ethnic group indigenous to a mountainous region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia.Their population is approximately 1,100,000, of whom 450,000 live in the regency of Tana Toraja ("Land of Toraja"). [1]