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</ul> </li> <li id="toc-Representatives_in_the_People's_Representative_Council_and_the_Regional_Representative_Council" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Representatives_in_the_People's_Representative_Council_and_the_Regional_Representative_Council"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Representatives in the People's Representative Council and the Regional Representative Council</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Representatives_in_the_People's_Representative_Council_and_the_Regional_Representative_Council-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Economy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Economy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Economy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Economy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item 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href="#Traditional_Houses"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Traditional Houses</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Traditional_Houses-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Dulohupa" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Dulohupa"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.1</span> <span>Dulohupa</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Dulohupa-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bandayo_Poboide" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bandayo_Poboide"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1.2</span> <span>Bandayo Poboide</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bandayo_Poboide-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Handycrafts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Handycrafts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fort_Otanaha"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>Fort Otanaha</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fort_Otanaha-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lake_Limboto" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lake_Limboto"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.5</span> <span>Lake Limboto</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lake_Limboto-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Botubarani_Village" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Botubarani_Village"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.6</span> <span>Botubarani Village</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Botubarani_Village-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88" title="غورونتالو – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="غورونتالو" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo_S%C3%A9ng" title="Gorontalo Séng – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Gorontalo Séng" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-map-bms mw-list-item"><a href="https://map-bms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Banyumasan" lang="jv-x-bms" hreflang="jv-x-bms" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Basa Banyumasan" data-language-local-name="Banyumasan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Banyumasan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0_(%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%8B%D1%8F)" title="Гарантала (правінцыя) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Гарантала (правінцыя)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE" title="Горонтало – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Горонтало" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo_(prov%C3%ADncia)" title="Gorontalo (província) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Gorontalo (província)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provinsi_Gorontalo" title="Provinsi Gorontalo – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Provinsi Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo_(provincie)" title="Gorontalo (provincie) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Gorontalo (provincie)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincia_de_Gorontalo" title="Provincia de Gorontalo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Provincia de Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88_(%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86)" title="گورونتالو (استان) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="گورونتالو (استان)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B3%A0%EB%A1%A0%ED%83%88%EB%A1%9C%EC%A3%BC" title="고론탈로주 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="고론탈로주" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B" title="गोरोंतालो – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="गोरोंतालो" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gor mw-list-item"><a href="https://gor.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Gorontalo" lang="gor" hreflang="gor" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Hulontalo" data-language-local-name="Gorontalo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Hulontalo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo_(provincia)" title="Gorontalo (provincia) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Gorontalo (provincia)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%92%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D" title="გორონტალო – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="გორონტალო" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo_(province)" title="Gorontalo (province) – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Gorontalo (province)" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalas_(provincija)" title="Gorontalas (provincija) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Gorontalas (provincija)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mad mw-list-item"><a href="https://mad.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Madurese" lang="mad" hreflang="mad" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Madhurâ" data-language-local-name="Madurese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Madhurâ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%8A%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8B" title="ഗൊറാന്റാലോ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ഗൊറാന്റാലോ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" 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hreflang="min" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo_(provincie)" title="Gorontalo (provincie) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Gorontalo (provincie)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B4%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AD%E5%B7%9E" title="ゴロンタロ州 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ゴロンタロ州" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo_(Prowins)" title="Gorontalo (Prowins) – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Gorontalo (Prowins)" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7_%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88" title="صوبا گورونتالو – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="صوبا گورونتالو" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE" title="Горонтало – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Горонтало" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE" title="Горонтало – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Горонтало" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo_(provincija)" title="Gorontalo (provincija) – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Gorontalo (provincija)" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a href="https://su.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Sundanese" lang="su" hreflang="su" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Sunda" data-language-local-name="Sundanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sunda</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" 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hreflang="ur" data-title="گورونٹالو (صوبہ)" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorontalo" title="Gorontalo – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Gorontalo" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%93%A5%E4%BC%A6%E6%89%93%E6%B4%9B%E7%9C%81" title="哥伦打洛省 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" 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Gorontalo"><img alt="Coat of arms of Gorontalo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Coat_of_arms_of_Gorontalo.svg/75px-Coat_of_arms_of_Gorontalo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Coat_of_arms_of_Gorontalo.svg/113px-Coat_of_arms_of_Gorontalo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Coat_of_arms_of_Gorontalo.svg/150px-Coat_of_arms_of_Gorontalo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="650" data-file-height="730" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Coat of arms</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname(s): <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname"><i>Bumi Serambi Madinah</i> (<a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a>)<br /> Porch of <a href="/wiki/Medina" title="Medina">Medina</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Motto(s): <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname"><i>Adati Hula Hula'a To Syara', Syara' Hula Hula'a To Quru'ani</i> (<a href="/wiki/Gorontaloan_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Gorontaloan language">Gorontaloan</a>)<br />Tradition rooted in the <a href="/wiki/Sharia" title="Sharia">Sharia</a>, the Sharia rooted in the <a href="/wiki/Quran" title="Quran">Quran</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gorontalo_in_Indonesia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Gorontalo_in_Indonesia.svg/250px-Gorontalo_in_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Gorontalo_in_Indonesia.svg/375px-Gorontalo_in_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, 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/><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold">and largest city</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_(city)" title="Gorontalo (city)">Gorontalo</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Gorontalo Provincial Government</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mohammad_Rudy_Salahuddin" title="Mohammad Rudy Salahuddin">Mohammad Rudy Salahuddin</a> (<i>acting</i>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Vice Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Vacant</i></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">12,025.15 km<sup>2</sup> (4,642.94 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Indonesia" title="Provinces of Indonesia">33rd in Indonesia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Huidu_Tentolomatinan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Huidu Tentolomatinan (page does not exist)">Huidu Tentolomatinan</a>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,211 m (7,254 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(mid 2023 estimate)<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,213,180</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">100/km<sup>2</sup> (260/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Demographics<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic groups">Ethnic groups</a></th><td class="infobox-data">90% <a href="/wiki/Gorontaloan_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Gorontaloan people">Gorontaloan</a><br /> 10% other</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Religion" title="Religion">Religion</a> (2017)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data">96.7% <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a><br /> 2.19% <a href="/wiki/Protestantism" title="Protestantism">Protestantism</a><br /> 0.69% <a href="/wiki/Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholicism">Catholicism</a><br /> 0.38% <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a><br /> 0.08% <a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Languages">Languages</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a> (official)<br /><a href="/wiki/Gorontalic_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Gorontalic languages">Gorontalic languages</a> (regional)<br /> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo_Malay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gorontalo Malay (page does not exist)">Gorontalo Malay</a> (lingua franca)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B08" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+08">UTC+08</a> (<a href="/wiki/Time_in_Indonesia" title="Time in Indonesia">Indonesia Central Time</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISO_3166" title="ISO 3166">ISO 3166 code</a></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">ID-GO</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a> (2024)</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 0.720<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_Indonesian_provinces_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of Indonesian provinces by Human Development Index">29th</a>) – <span style="color:#090">high</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gorontaloprov.go.id">www.gorontaloprov.go.id</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Gorontalo</b> (<a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_language" title="Gorontalo language">Gorontaloan</a>: <i>Hulontalo</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Indonesia" title="Provinces of Indonesia">province</a> of <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> on the island of <a href="/wiki/Sulawesi" title="Sulawesi">Sulawesi</a>. Located on the <a href="/wiki/Minahasa_Peninsula" title="Minahasa Peninsula">Minahasa Peninsula</a>, Gorontalo was formerly part of the province of <a href="/wiki/North_Sulawesi" title="North Sulawesi">North Sulawesi</a> until its inauguration as a separate province on 5 December 2000. The province is bordered by the provinces of <a href="/wiki/North_Sulawesi" title="North Sulawesi">North Sulawesi</a> to the east and <a href="/wiki/Central_Sulawesi" title="Central Sulawesi">Central Sulawesi</a> to the west, as well sharing a maritime border with the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Sulawesi_Sea" class="mw-redirect" title="Sulawesi Sea">Sulawesi Sea</a> to the north, and a coastline on the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Tomini" title="Gulf of Tomini">Gulf of Tomini</a> to the south.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The provincial capital, as well as the main gateway to the province and its most populated city, is <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_(city)" title="Gorontalo (city)">Gorontalo</a> (also often called Hulontalo). The size is comparable to <a href="/wiki/Vanuatu" title="Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a>. </p><p>The province covers a total land area of 12,025.15 square kilometres (4,642.94 sq mi) and had a population of 1,040,164 at the 2010 Census,<sup id="cite_ref-Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 1,171,681 at the 2020 Census;<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,213,180 (comprising 611,780 males and 601,400 females), resulting in a population density of 100.887 inhabitants per square kilometre (261.30/sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The province is known by the nicknames "Porch of <a href="/wiki/Medina" title="Medina">Medina</a>" (<a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a>: <i lang="id">Bumi Serambi Madinah</i>), an allusion to the cradle of Islamic civilisation used because the pre-colonial kingdoms of Gorontalo applied Islamic law as a basis for implementing the law, in the fields of government, society and the courts,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "Karawo Province" for the local <a href="/w/index.php?title=Karawo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Karawo (page does not exist)">karawo</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/karawo" class="extiw" title="id:karawo">id</a>]</span> embroidery. The only Indonesian President to hail from the <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_people" title="Gorontalo people">Gorontalo people</a> was the third President of the Republic of Indonesia, <a href="/wiki/B._J._Habibie" title="B. J. Habibie">Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie</a>. His father, Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie, came from the Habibie clan.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_people#Etymology" title="Gorontalo people">Gorontalo people § Etymology</a></div> <p>The word <i>Gorontalo</i> comes from the word <i>Hulontalo</i> in the Gorontalo language. <i>Hulontalo</i> is derived from the word <i>Hulontalangi</i>, a name of one of the Kingdoms in Gorontalo. In addition, there are several historical records regarding the origin of the name Gorontalo, including:<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li>Gorontalo comes from the word "Hulontalangi", which means "Valley of the Noble". Hulontalangi comes from two syllables, namely "Huluntu" which means "Valley" and "Langi" which means "Noble".</li> <li>Gorontalo comes from the word "Hulontalangi", which means "Inundated Land". The word "Hulontalangi" in other translations comes from two syllables, namely "Huntu" which means "Piles of Soils" or "Mainland", and "Langi-Langi" which means "Flooded". Then the word "Hulontalangi" can also be interpreted as "Flooded Land" according to the story of the people of Gorontalo.</li> <li>Gorontalo comes from the word "Huidu Totolu", which means "Three Mountains". If traced its history, there are three ancient mountains on the Gorontalo peninsula, namely Mount Malenggalila, Mount Tilonggabila (changed to Tilongkabila) and another Mountain which is not named.</li> <li>Gorontalo comes from the word "Pogulatalo", which means "Place of Waiting". The word "Pogulatalo" gradually changed in the words of the community to "Hulatalo"</li> <li>Gorontalo comes from the word "Hulontalo". However, due to difficulties in pronunciation, the Dutch colonizers referred to "Hulontalo" as "Gorontalo".</li></ol> <p>Gorontalo people sometime refer themselves as <i>Hulandalo</i> or <i>Hulantalo</i>, a well-known term in Gorontalo and North Sulawesi, which usually refers to the region of Gorontalo or the native people from Gorontalo. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Historically, Gorontalo has been the centre for the spread of <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> in Eastern Indonesia, dating back to the pre-colonial era. The province also was the seat of many independent Gorontaloan kingdoms. The <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Dutch</a> arrived in the beginning of the 17th century, subjugating the local kingdoms and finally annexed the area into the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_East_Indies" title="Dutch East Indies">Dutch East Indies</a>. Gorontalo was briefly occupied by the <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Japanese</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, before finally becoming part of the independent Republic of Indonesia. </p><p>Gorontalo was incorporated into the province of North Sulawesi, but after the <a href="/wiki/Fall_of_Suharto" title="Fall of Suharto">Fall of Suharto</a>, the government decided to create a new province, owing to the cultural and religious differences to the Christian-majority province of North Sulawesi and also as part of the country's decentralization program. Hence, the new province was created on 5 December 2000. </p><p>Compared to other provinces of Indonesia, Gorontalo is one of the least developed provinces. As of 2017, Gorontalo scores 0.670 in <a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">Human Development Index</a>, one of the lowest in Indonesia. It ranks 28th out of the 34 provinces. Compared to the neighbouring provinces such as North Sulawesi, Gorontalo's infrastructure is very poorly developed. The province has often suffered from electricity crises as well as water shortages.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nevertheless, the government is currently attempting to improve Gorontalo's infrastructure, with construction projects such as the Gorontalo Outer Ring Road, Randangan Dam and the Anggrek Power Plant.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-Colonial_era">Pre-Colonial era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Pre-Colonial era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The peninsula which includes Gorontalo has had some type of human civilization since approximately 1300 years ago.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (April 2019)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Historical records show a Kingdom of <a href="/wiki/Suwawa" title="Suwawa">Suwawa</a> as existing in 8th century CE.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is reinforced by the discovery of the tomb of their king, Moluadu, on the banks of the river Bulawa along with his wife and child.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, Gorontalo Peninsula did not just have historical records on the inscription King ancient tombs, but it also has prehistoric sites. Oluhuta sites, is a prehistoric site and has a prehistoric tomb in it. This may be evidence that Gorontalo has had very ancient civilization.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Meanwhile, the city of Gorontalo is one of the oldest cities on Sulawesi in addition to the city of <a href="/wiki/Makassar" title="Makassar">Makassar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manado" title="Manado">Manado</a>. It is estimated, Gorontalo has been around since approximately 400 years ago or around the 1500s in the 16th century. Previously Gorontalo City became one of the centers of Islamic religion in Eastern Indonesia, in addition to Ternate (now part of North Maluku Province).<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Along with the spread of the religion, Gorontalo city eventually became the centre of education and commerce for the surrounding regions such as <a href="/wiki/Bolaang_Mongondow_Regency" title="Bolaang Mongondow Regency">Bolaang Mongondow</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Sulawesi" title="North Sulawesi">North Sulawesi</a>), <a href="/wiki/Buol_Regency" title="Buol Regency">Buol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luwuk" title="Luwuk">Luwuk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Banggai_fruit_dove" title="Banggai fruit dove">Banggai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Donggala_Regency" title="Donggala Regency">Donggala</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Sulawesi" title="Central Sulawesi">Central Sulawesi</a>) and even further towards <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Sulawesi" title="Southeast Sulawesi">Southeast Sulawesi</a>. This is because of its strategic location, its position facing directly into the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Tomini" title="Gulf of Tomini">Gulf of Tomini</a> (south) and the <a href="/wiki/Celebes_Sea" title="Celebes Sea">Sulawesi Sea</a> (north). </p><p>Before the colonial period Gorontalo was governed under customary law. Kingdoms were united in a bond of kinship called "Pohala'a". According to Haga (1931) there are five pohala'a Gorontalo area:<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Pohala'a Gorontalo</li> <li>Pohala'a Limboto</li> <li>Pohala'a Suwawa</li> <li>Pohala'a Bolango then be Pohala'a Boalemo</li> <li>Pohala'a Atinggola</li></ul> <p>Based on the classification made by the Mr. C. Vollenhoven, the Gorontalo peninsula was included among the 19 indigenous areas in Indonesia.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between religion and customs in Gorontalo was fused with the term "Adat bersendikan Syara 'and Syara' bersendikan Kitabullah". Pohalaa Gorontalo is the most prominent among the five Pohalaa. That is why Gorontalo is more widely known. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Schepen_in_de_Baai_van_Gorontalo_TMnr_60039475.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Schepen_in_de_Baai_van_Gorontalo_TMnr_60039475.jpg/220px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Schepen_in_de_Baai_van_Gorontalo_TMnr_60039475.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Schepen_in_de_Baai_van_Gorontalo_TMnr_60039475.jpg/330px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Schepen_in_de_Baai_van_Gorontalo_TMnr_60039475.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Schepen_in_de_Baai_van_Gorontalo_TMnr_60039475.jpg/440px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Schepen_in_de_Baai_van_Gorontalo_TMnr_60039475.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="488" /></a><figcaption>Dutch ships in Gorontalo. Gorontalo was an important trading hub during the colonial era.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Portret_van_de_raja_assistent-resident_en_hoofden_Gorontalo_Sulawesi_TMnr_10020672.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Portret_van_de_raja_assistent-resident_en_hoofden_Gorontalo_Sulawesi_TMnr_10020672.jpg/220px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Portret_van_de_raja_assistent-resident_en_hoofden_Gorontalo_Sulawesi_TMnr_10020672.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Portret_van_de_raja_assistent-resident_en_hoofden_Gorontalo_Sulawesi_TMnr_10020672.jpg/330px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Portret_van_de_raja_assistent-resident_en_hoofden_Gorontalo_Sulawesi_TMnr_10020672.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Portret_van_de_raja_assistent-resident_en_hoofden_Gorontalo_Sulawesi_TMnr_10020672.jpg/440px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Portret_van_de_raja_assistent-resident_en_hoofden_Gorontalo_Sulawesi_TMnr_10020672.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="576" /></a><figcaption>Gorontaloan nobles and the Dutch deputy regent of Gorontalo. The Dutch ruled Gorontalo for almost three centuries.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colonial_era">Colonial era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Colonial era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Westerners began arriving in the Indonesian archipelago starting in the 16th century because of interest in spices from Indonesia, especially spices from the <a href="/wiki/Maluku_Islands" title="Maluku Islands">Maluku islands</a>. The first Westerners to come to Indonesia were the <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_people" title="Portuguese people">Portuguese</a>, who sailed from <a href="/wiki/Malacca_City" title="Malacca City">Malacca</a> to <a href="/wiki/Gresik_Regency" title="Gresik Regency">Gresik</a> in <a href="/wiki/East_Java" title="East Java">East Java</a> and then to the Moluccas, where spices were collected. Then followed the <a href="/wiki/Spaniards" title="Spaniards">Spaniards</a>, who arrived in 1521 with two ships through the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Borneo" title="Borneo">Borneo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tidore" title="Tidore">Tidore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bacan_Islands" title="Bacan Islands">Bacan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jailolo_(town)" title="Jailolo (town)">Jailolo</a>, until they sailed to Maluku until 1534. </p><p>Then the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_people" title="Dutch people">Dutch</a> came to Indonesia and arrived in Banten in 1596, which was also a place for trading spices from the surrounding area. In 1607, the Dutch visited the <a href="/wiki/Minahasa_Peninsula" title="Minahasa Peninsula">Minahasa Peninsula</a>, with the approval of the Sultan of Ternate. As the peninsula at that time was part of the <a href="/wiki/Sultanate_of_Ternate" title="Sultanate of Ternate">Sultanate of Ternate</a>, the Dutch were assigned by the Sultan to order all Ternate people who were in <a href="/wiki/Manado" title="Manado">Manado</a> to return to Ternate. This was done to make it easier for the Dutch to repulse Spain in Manado who came to North Sulawesi through the Philippines. In 1617, the <a href="/wiki/Spaniards" title="Spaniards">Spaniards</a> tried to spread <a href="/wiki/Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Catholicism">Catholicism</a> to the local people around <a href="/wiki/Lake_Tondano" title="Lake Tondano">Lake Tondano</a> by force, but they were repulsed by the local community. The local chief requested the Dutch for help, and the Spaniards was repulsed from the area. </p><p>Since then, in North Sulawesi, the Dutch began to establish its hegemony, then after the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company" title="Dutch East India Company">Dutch East India Company</a> (VOC) governor in Ternate, Robertus Padtbrugge, traveled across North Sulawesi to Kwandang to make a contractual decision in 1678. The Gorontaloan and Limbotoan localities could do nothing when the Ternate Sultanate handed over Gorontalo and Limboto regions to the VOC. </p><p>Gorontalo was important to the VOC because it contained food ingredients such as rice, chocolate and coconut, besides that in the mountains there are also gold mines, such as in the areas of Samalata, Marisa, Bonepantai, and Bintauna. Seeing these conditions, the VOC established a trading post, through which the trade offices between the Dutch government and Gorontaloan kingdoms were officially started. </p><p>Subsequent developments, the political transition of the VOC to the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_East_Indies" title="Dutch East Indies">Dutch East Indies</a> at the turn of the 18th century to the 19th century was marked by VOC bankruptcy caused by various factors, such as accounting fraud, corruption, weak employee capabilities, monopoly systems, and systems forced which brought about the moral deterioration of the rulers and the suffering of the population. </p><p>Entering the 19th century as the transition of the government process of centralization of government administration from the central level to the village level was inevitable for the Dutch colonies, especially Gorontalo. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Monumen_Nani_Wartabone.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Monumen_Nani_Wartabone.JPG/170px-Monumen_Nani_Wartabone.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Monumen_Nani_Wartabone.JPG/255px-Monumen_Nani_Wartabone.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Monumen_Nani_Wartabone.JPG/340px-Monumen_Nani_Wartabone.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1984" data-file-height="2475" /></a><figcaption>A monument of <a href="/wiki/Nani_Wartabone" title="Nani Wartabone">Nani Wartabone</a>, a Gorontaloan national hero who resisted both the Dutch and the Japanese.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Japanese_Occupation_and_Independence">Japanese Occupation and Independence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Japanese Occupation and Independence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Japanese</a> occupied Gorontalo during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, ending three centuries of Dutch colonial rule. Gorontalo was subjected to air bombing as well as naval shelling by the <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allies</a> over the course of the war, resulting in severe civilian casualties. </p><p>Prior to the onset of <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Independence" class="mw-redirect" title="Indonesian Independence">Indonesian independence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nani_Wartabone" title="Nani Wartabone">Nani Wartabone</a> headed a Gorontalan Independence Movement, declaring itself sovereign on 23 January 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For approximately two years Gorontalo was effectively a self-governing region. This was a milestone in the struggle for independence and inspired similar efforts both on <a href="/wiki/Celebes" class="mw-redirect" title="Celebes">Celebes</a> and across the Indonesian archipelago. However, this was brutally opposed by the Japanese, and the <a href="/wiki/Kenpeitai" class="mw-redirect" title="Kenpeitai">Kenpeitai</a> arrested and tortured many pro-Independence advocate, including Wartabone himself. Wartabone was eventually recognized by the <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Indonesian government">Indonesian government</a> as a <a href="/wiki/National_Hero_of_Indonesia" title="National Hero of Indonesia">National Hero of Indonesia</a>. Today, he is buried in his hometown of Suwawa, in the eastern part of the province. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Surrender_of_Japan" title="Surrender of Japan">surrender of Japan</a> in 1945, the Japanese handed the area to the local pro-Independence militia. However, the Dutch returned to Gorontalo to assume control, resulting in an inevitable <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_National_Revolution" title="Indonesian National Revolution">war</a> between the Dutch forces and the Indonesian Republicans. After the <a href="/wiki/Linggadjati_Agreement" title="Linggadjati Agreement">Linggadjati Agreement</a> between the Dutch and the Indonesian, Gorontalo was incorporated into the <a href="/wiki/State_of_East_Indonesia" title="State of East Indonesia">State of East Indonesia</a>, a state of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_of_Indonesia" title="United States of Indonesia">United States of Indonesia</a>. In 1950, Gorontalo became part of the province of <a href="/wiki/North_Sulawesi" title="North Sulawesi">North Sulawesi</a> in a now unitary Republic of Indonesia. </p><p>In 1957, chaos and lack of attention by the central government in <a href="/wiki/Jakarta" title="Jakarta">Jakarta</a> resulted in a rebellion by <a href="/wiki/Permesta" title="Permesta">Permesta</a> which was based in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi. However, Gorontalo was not much affected by the rebellion, as the locals still supported the central government. The rebellion was crushed in 1960 after the government assaulted and captured Manado. </p><p>In 2000, Gorontalo City and two regencies, with their Muslim-majority communities, were spun off from North Sulawesi into a separate province with Gorontalo as the provincial seat. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gorontalo-Kwandangarea-Indonesia-cloudyday.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Gorontalo-Kwandangarea-Indonesia-cloudyday.jpg/220px-Gorontalo-Kwandangarea-Indonesia-cloudyday.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Gorontalo-Kwandangarea-Indonesia-cloudyday.jpg/330px-Gorontalo-Kwandangarea-Indonesia-cloudyday.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Gorontalo-Kwandangarea-Indonesia-cloudyday.jpg/440px-Gorontalo-Kwandangarea-Indonesia-cloudyday.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Kwandang" title="Kwandang">Kwandang</a> area.</figcaption></figure> <p>Gorontalo lies on the northern peninsula of <a href="/wiki/Sulawesi" title="Sulawesi">Sulawesi</a>, also known as the <a href="/wiki/Minahasa_Peninsula" title="Minahasa Peninsula">Minahasa Peninsula</a>. The province has an elongated shape area, stretching from west to east almost horizontally on a map, with a total area of 12,025.15 km<sup>2</sup> (4,642.94 sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-gorontalogeo_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gorontalogeo-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To the north and the south of the province lies the <a href="/wiki/Sulawesi_Sea" class="mw-redirect" title="Sulawesi Sea">Sulawesi Sea</a> and the Gulf of Gorontalo or known as <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Tomini" title="Gulf of Tomini">Gulf of Tomini</a>, respectively. Prior to 2000, Gorontalo province was part of <a href="/wiki/North_Sulawesi" title="North Sulawesi">North Sulawesi</a> province which lies on the eastern border. The western border of the province is <a href="/wiki/Central_Sulawesi" title="Central Sulawesi">Central Sulawesi</a> province.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Topographically, the province is relatively low (0–40<sup>o</sup>), with the elevation ranging between 0–2,400 m (7,900 ft) above sea level. Its coastline length is more than 590 km (370 mi). Counting the <a href="/wiki/Exclusive_Economic_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Exclusive Economic Zone">Exclusive Economic Zone</a> to the north where <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> is at the border, the total sea area of the province is more than 50,500 km<sup>2</sup> (19,500 sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-gorontalogeo_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gorontalogeo-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are some small islands around the north and the south of the province, 67 of which have been identified and named.<sup id="cite_ref-gorontalogeo_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gorontalogeo-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The land surface in Gorontalo Province is mostly hilly. Therefore, the province has many mountains with different heights. Tabongo Mountain which is located in Boalemo Regency is the highest mountain while Litu-Litu Mountain which is located in <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_Regency" title="Gorontalo Regency">Gorontalo Regency</a> is the lowest. </p><p>Besides having many mountains, Gorontalo Province is also crossed by many rivers. The longest river is the Paguyaman River located in <a href="/wiki/Boalemo_Regency" title="Boalemo Regency">Boelemo Regency</a> with a flow length of 99.3 km. While the shortest river is the Bolontio River with a flow length of 5.3 km located in <a href="/wiki/North_Gorontalo_Regency" title="North Gorontalo Regency">North Gorontalo Regency</a>. </p><p>As the peninsula of which Gorontalo Province is a part is located near the equator, this area has a fairly high air temperature. The minimum temperature occurs in September which is 22.8 °C. While the maximum temperature occurs in October with a temperature of 33.5 °C. In 2013 the average temperature ranged from 26.2 °C to 27.6 °C. </p><p>Gorontalo Province has relatively high air humidity, the average humidity in 2013 reached 86.5% percent. Whereas the highest rainfall occurs in May, which is 307.9 mm but the highest number of rainy days is in July and December, which is 24 days. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The governor (<a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a>: <i>Gubernur</i>) and vice-governor (<a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a>: <i>Wakil Gubernur</i>), who are elected directly by the people, head the provincial administration. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Government_and_administrative_divisions">Government and administrative divisions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Government and administrative divisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Governor_Office_of_Gorontalo_Province.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Governor_Office_of_Gorontalo_Province.JPG/220px-Governor_Office_of_Gorontalo_Province.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Governor_Office_of_Gorontalo_Province.JPG/330px-Governor_Office_of_Gorontalo_Province.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Governor_Office_of_Gorontalo_Province.JPG/440px-Governor_Office_of_Gorontalo_Province.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Governor's office of Gorontalo Province (2010).</figcaption></figure> <p>The province is divided into five <a href="/wiki/Regencies_of_Indonesia" class="mw-redirect" title="Regencies of Indonesia">regencies</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a>: <i lang="id">kabupaten</i>) and only one <a href="/wiki/Cities_of_Indonesia" class="mw-redirect" title="Cities of Indonesia">city</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a>: <i lang="id">kota</i>). When the province was established in 2000, there were only two regencies (<b>Gorontalo Regency</b> and <b>Boalemo Regency</b>) and the city in the province. Splitting of regencies occurred on 25 February 2003 (when <b>Pohuwato Regency</b> was created from the western part of Boalemo Regency (itself only created on 4 October 1999 from the western part of Gorontalo Regency), and <b>Bone Bolango Regency</b> was created from the eastern part of Gorontalo Regency) and on 2 January 2007 (when <b>North Gorontalo Regency</b> was created from the northern part of Gorontalo Regency). In 2023, Gorontalo Province consisted of 77 districts (<i>kecamatan</i>) comprising 734 villages (rural <i>desa</i> and urban <i>kelurahan</i>). <br />As of 2024, the list of regencies and cities in Gorontalo province is given in the table below with their areas and their populations at the 2010<sup id="cite_ref-Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 2020<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-bottom:0px;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Kode<br />Wilayah</th> <th>Name of<br />City or<br />Regency</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Regency_seat" title="Regency seat">Regency seat</a></th> <th>Est.</th> <th>Established <br />by statute</th> <th>Area <br />in <br />km<sup>2</sup></th> <th>Pop'n <br /> census <br />2010</th> <th>Pop'n <br /> census<br />2020</th> <th>Pop'n <br /> estimate<br />mid-2023</th> <th><a href="/wiki/Human_Development_Index" title="Human Development Index">HDI</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />2014 estimate </th></tr> <tr> <td>75.02</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boalemo_Regency" title="Boalemo Regency">Boalemo Regency</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tilamuta" title="Tilamuta">Tilamuta</a></td> <td>1999</td> <td>UU 50/1999</td> <td align="right">1,830.87</td> <td align="right">129,253</td> <td align="right">145,868</td> <td align="right">151,337</td> <td>0.621 (<span style="color: #fc0;">Medium</span>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>75.01</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_Regency" title="Gorontalo Regency">Gorontalo Regency</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Limboto" class="mw-redirect" title="Limboto">Limboto</a></td> <td>1959</td> <td>UU 29/1959</td> <td align="right">2,189.08</td> <td align="right">355,988</td> <td align="right">393,107</td> <td align="right">418,244</td> <td>0.629 (<span style="color: #fc0;">Medium</span>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>75.04</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pohuwato_Regency" title="Pohuwato Regency">Pohuwato Regency</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marisa_(town)" title="Marisa (town)">Marisa</a></td> <td>2003</td> <td>UU 6/2003</td> <td align="right">4,244.31</td> <td align="right">128,748</td> <td align="right">146,432</td> <td align="right">160,187</td> <td>0.617 (<span style="color: #fc0;">Medium</span>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>75.03</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bone_Bolango_Regency" title="Bone Bolango Regency">Bone Bolango Regency</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Suwawa" title="Suwawa">Suwawa</a></td> <td>2003</td> <td>UU 6/2003</td> <td align="right">1,915.44</td> <td align="right">141,915</td> <td align="right">162,778</td> <td align="right">172,301</td> <td>0.660 (<span style="color: #fc0;">Medium</span>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>75.05</td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Gorontalo_Regency" title="North Gorontalo Regency">North Gorontalo Regency</a><br />(Gorontalo Utara)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kwandang" title="Kwandang">Kwandang</a></td> <td>2007</td> <td>UU 11/2007</td> <td align="right">1,777.02</td> <td align="right">104,133</td> <td align="right">124,957</td> <td align="right">130,400</td> <td>0.619 (<span style="color: #fc0;">Medium</span>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>75.71</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_(city)" title="Gorontalo (city)">Gorontalo</a> City</td> <td></td> <td>1959</td> <td>UU 50/1959</td> <td align="right">70.93</td> <td align="right">180,127</td> <td align="right">198,539</td> <td align="right">205,390</td> <td>0.749 (<span style="color:green;">High</span>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="margin-top:0px;"> <p>The province now forms one of Indonesia's 84 national electoral districts to elect members to the <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Indonesian Parliament">People's Representative Council</a>. The <b>Gorontalo Electoral District</b> consists of all of the 5 regencies in the province, together with the city of Gorontalo, and elects 3 members to the People's Representative Council.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gorontalo_Regional_People's_Representative_Council"><span id="Gorontalo_Regional_People.27s_Representative_Council"></span>Gorontalo Regional People's Representative Council</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Gorontalo Regional People's Representative Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Gorontalo Regional People's Representative Council (<a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a>: <i>Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Gorontalo</i>) is a regional people's representative institution that is domiciled as an organizer of the regional government of Gorontalo province. In the <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_legislative_election,_2014" class="mw-redirect" title="Indonesian legislative election, 2014">2014 Indonesian legislative election</a>, the Regional People's Representative Council placed 45 representatives spread from different political parties.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Representatives_in_the_People's_Representative_Council_and_the_Regional_Representative_Council"><span id="Representatives_in_the_People.27s_Representative_Council_and_the_Regional_Representative_Council"></span>Representatives in the People's Representative Council and the Regional Representative Council</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Representatives in the People's Representative Council and the Regional Representative Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Based on the results of the 2014 election, Gorontalo has three representatives in the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Representative_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Representative Council">People's Representative Council</a> and four in the <a href="/wiki/Regional_Representative_Council" title="Regional Representative Council">Regional Representative Council</a>. The three representatives in the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Representative_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Representative Council">People's Representative Council</a> were Fadel Muhammad and Roem Kono from the <a href="/wiki/Golkar" title="Golkar">Golkar Party</a> and Elnino M Husein Mohi from the <a href="/wiki/Great_Indonesia_Movement_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Indonesia Movement Party">Gerindra Party</a>. While the representatives in the <a href="/wiki/Regional_Representative_Council" title="Regional Representative Council">Regional Representative Council</a> are Hanah Hasanah Fadel Muhamad, Rahmijati Jahja, Abdurahman Abubakar Bachmid and Dewi Sartika Hemeto.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Sulawesi" title="Economy of Sulawesi">Economy of Sulawesi</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_De_S.S._Van_Imhoff_van_de_KPM_in_de_baai_van_Gorontalo_TMnr_60042487.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_De_S.S._Van_Imhoff_van_de_KPM_in_de_baai_van_Gorontalo_TMnr_60042487.jpg/220px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_De_S.S._Van_Imhoff_van_de_KPM_in_de_baai_van_Gorontalo_TMnr_60042487.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="161" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_De_S.S._Van_Imhoff_van_de_KPM_in_de_baai_van_Gorontalo_TMnr_60042487.jpg/330px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_De_S.S._Van_Imhoff_van_de_KPM_in_de_baai_van_Gorontalo_TMnr_60042487.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_De_S.S._Van_Imhoff_van_de_KPM_in_de_baai_van_Gorontalo_TMnr_60042487.jpg/440px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_De_S.S._Van_Imhoff_van_de_KPM_in_de_baai_van_Gorontalo_TMnr_60042487.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="513" /></a><figcaption>Dutch trading ships in the Port of Gorontalo. Gorontalo has become an important trading post since the ancient times.</figcaption></figure> <p>Gorontalo is one of the busiest trade routes in Indonesia since ancient times. Gorontalo has a strategic geographic location for the national economy, because it has trade routes that are directly dealing with neighboring countries such as the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brunei" title="Brunei">Brunei</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a>. In addition, Gorontalo is also one of the areas that is the entrance of trade routes from the <a href="/wiki/Americas" title="Americas">Americas</a> to countries in the <a href="/wiki/Asia-Pacific" class="mw-redirect" title="Asia-Pacific">Asia-Pacific</a> region, such as Brunei, <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> and Malaysia. The Indonesian Government considers that Gorontalo is one of the backbone of the economic, educational and cultural driving force in the Eastern Region of Indonesia. </p><p>The economy in Gorontalo is now one of the fastest growing economies in Indonesia. The <a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">agriculture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fishery" title="Fishery">fisheries</a> and services sector are the main sectors that is relied on in this province because it has a large contribution to local revenue. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Danau_Limboto.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Danau_Limboto.JPG/220px-Danau_Limboto.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Danau_Limboto.JPG/330px-Danau_Limboto.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Danau_Limboto.JPG/440px-Danau_Limboto.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Fishing boats in Lake Limboto, Gorontalo. The fishing industry is one of the main source of income in the province</figcaption></figure> <p>In order to realize Gorontalo as an agropolitan province, various efforts continue to be made. The Provincial Government carries out various types of development programs, including through infrastructure improvements as a pillar to drive development, providing agricultural production facilities, providing guarantor funds, increasing agricultural human resources, facilitating marketing with guaranteed basic prices etc., and by arranging various programs, such as </p> <ul><li>Development of food crops, food diversification and regional food security;</li> <li>Agropolitan development towards one million tons of <a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">corn</a>;</li> <li>Agro business development;</li> <li>Increasing the role and function of farmer institutions through the cultivation of agricultural communities.</li></ul> <p>In developing the potential and diversity of natural resources in Gorontalo, there are several investment opportunities to be developed, such as: investments in agro business (agriculture and plantations), including agro-industries (<a href="/wiki/Nata_de_coco" title="Nata de coco">nata de coco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coconut_oil" title="Coconut oil">coconut oil</a>, etc.) and in the fields of mining (<a href="/wiki/Gold" title="Gold">gold</a>, <a href="/wiki/Granite" title="Granite">granite</a>, etc.). </p><p>Development priorities over the next five years are projected on maize commodities with an area of <a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">maize</a> production in 2004 covering an area of 35,692,450 ha, with a total production of 323,065 tons and for louning corn alone having been successfully exported at 9,148 tons. Of the total area of Gorontalo covering an area of 1,221,544 ha, for potential agricultural areas covering an area of 463,649.09 ha or 37.95%, but recently utilized an area of 148,312.78 ha (32%) or there are still opportunities for land development 315,336.31 ha. </p><p>Gorontalo is an agricultural area with flat topography, hilly to mountainous, so that various types of food crops can grow well in this area. The area of dry land is 215,845.00 ha. While swamps (moor) covering an area of 1,580.00 ha, the area of <a href="/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">rice</a> production in 2006 was 45,027 ha with the total production in 2006 as many as 197,600.94 tons and increased when compared to 2005 which had an area of 37,831 ha with total production as many as 164,168 tons. </p><p>The area of <a href="/wiki/Soybean" title="Soybean">soybean</a> production in 2006 was 5,217 ha with a total production of 6,767.21 tons, an increase compared to 2005 which had an area of 2,677 ha with a total production of 3,738 tons. The area of peanut production in 2006 was 2,825 ha with the total production of 3,316.79 tons increasing compared to 2005 which had an area of 4,335 ha with a total production reaching 5,371 tons. The area of cassava production in 2006 was 853 ha with total production reaching 9,742.0 tons. The area of production of <a href="/wiki/Cassava" title="Cassava">cassava</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tuber" title="Tuber">tubers</a> is 894.70 with total production of 10,041 tons. The area of vegetable production in 2006 was 3,674 ha with total production reaching 74.44 tons / ha. </p><p> The sea area in Gorontalo, especially in the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Tomini" title="Gulf of Tomini">Gulf of Tomini</a>, holds a lot of natural potential because it is one of the bays that is passed by the equator. Fisheries and marine sector are the leading sectors for Gorontalo which have a long coastline. The coastlines of the North and South regions each have a length of about 270 kilometres and 320 kilometres. The potential of fisheries resources in Gorontalo is in three areas, namely the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Tomini" title="Gulf of Tomini">Gulf of Tomini</a>, <a href="/wiki/Celebes_Sea" title="Celebes Sea">Sulawesi Sea</a>, and Sulawesi Sea <a href="/wiki/Exclusive_economic_zone" title="Exclusive economic zone">Exclusive Economic Zone</a> (EEZ). Unfortunately, the utilization rate of new capture fisheries is only 24.05% or 19,771 tons per year.<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style></p><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 0.5em;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1971 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">490,521</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1980 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">600,323</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+22.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1990 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">715,508</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+19.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2000 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">835,044</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+16.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2010 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1,040,164</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+24.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2020 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,171,681</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+12.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2022 </th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,192,737</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.8%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source: <a href="/wiki/Statistics_Indonesia" title="Statistics Indonesia">Statistics Indonesia</a> 2023 and earlier. Gorontalo was part of <a href="/wiki/North_Sulawesi" title="North Sulawesi">North Sulawesi</a> Province until 2000</td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The population in Gorontalo Province in 2020 was 1,171,681 people consisting of 591,349 men and 580,332 women.<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The population growth rate in Gorontalo Province in 2011 – 2013 reached 1.67 percent / year. <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_Regency" title="Gorontalo Regency">Gorontalo Regency</a> is the regency with the greatest population, while <a href="/wiki/North_Gorontalo_Regency" title="North Gorontalo Regency">North Gorontalo Regency</a> has the least. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ethnicity">Ethnicity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Ethnicity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Gorontaloan_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Gorontaloan people">Gorontaloan people</a> forms the majority of the population in the province. They are spread from <a href="/wiki/North_Sulawesi" title="North Sulawesi">North Sulawesi</a> in the east towards <a href="/wiki/Central_Sulawesi" title="Central Sulawesi">Central Sulawesi</a> in the west. The Gorontaloan population is estimated to have reached more than 1 million people. The Gorontaloans are further divided into subgroups called "Pohala'a" which means "Family". Notable Pohala'as are Gorontalo, Suwawa, Limboto, Bolango and Atinggola. Currently, many Gorontaloans have migrated to other parts of Indonesia as well as overseas to pursue studies and jobs.<sup id="cite_ref-INDIGO_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INDIGO-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Sama-Bajau" title="Sama-Bajau">Sama-Bajau</a> people are sea nomads originally from the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Philippines">Southern Philippines</a>. They lived in villages at the coast of Gorontalo. They spoke the <a href="/wiki/Bajaw_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Bajaw language">Bajaw language</a>, which is not <a href="/wiki/Mutually_intelligible" class="mw-redirect" title="Mutually intelligible">mutually intelligible</a> with the Gorontaloan language. Most of the Bajau people are engaged in the fishing industry.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other ethnic groups are mostly immigrants from other parts of Indonesia, such as the <a href="/wiki/Javanese_people" title="Javanese people">Javanese</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Bugis" title="Bugis">Bugis</a>. They mostly migrated due to the <a href="/wiki/Transmigration_program" title="Transmigration program">transmigration</a> program enacted during the colonial era until it was abolished in 2015 by the Indonesian government. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religion">Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="PieChartTemplate thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px"> <div class="mw-no-invert" style="background-color:white;margin:auto;position:relative;width:200px;height:200px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:100px;border:1px solid black;transform:scaleX(-1)rotate(-90deg)"> <div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 159154.92214786px; border-left-color:Yellow"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:Yellow"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:Yellow"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 17683.694069806px; border-left-color:DarkOrchid"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:DarkOrchid"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:DarkOrchid"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 8841.5642885499px; border-left-color:DarkOrange"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:DarkOrange"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:DarkOrange"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 3059.5828195691px; border-left-color:DodgerBlue"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:DodgerBlue"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:DodgerBlue"></div><div style="border:solid transparent;background-color:initial;position:absolute;width:100px;line-height:0;left:100px; top:100px; border-width:100px 0 0 803.76293332799px; border-left-color:Green"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 200px 100px 0;border-color:Green"></div> <div style="position:absolute;line-height:0;border-style:solid;left:0;top:0;border-width:0 100px 200px 0;border-color:Green"></div> </div> <div class="thumbcaption"> <p>Religion in Gorontalo (2022)<sup id="cite_ref-RELIGION_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RELIGION-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Green; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a> (98.03%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:DodgerBlue; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Protestantism" title="Protestantism">Protestantism</a> (1.45%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:DarkOrange; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a> (0.34%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:DarkOrchid; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a> (0.09%)</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Yellow; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a> (0.08%)</div> </div> </div></div> <p>Like many Indonesian provinces, Islam is the religion adopted by the majority of the people of Gorontalo. Based on the 2021 population estimate, 98% of the inhabitants were adherents of Islam. The teachings of Islam are thought to have entered Gorontalo in the 15th century from the Ternate and Bone. This can be seen in the artifacts that exist in the Hunto Sultan Amai Mosque in 1495. This mosque was built by Sultan Amai, King of the Gorontalo Sultanate who embraced Islam. In the present time, many non-governmental Islamic organisations such as <a href="/wiki/Nahdlatul_Ulama" title="Nahdlatul Ulama">Nahdlatul Ulama</a> and <a href="/wiki/Muhammadiyah" title="Muhammadiyah">Muhammadiyah</a> has branch offices in Gorontalo. </p><p>Christians form the second-largest population in Gorontalo. Most Christians are immigrants from North Sulawesi as well as other parts of Indonesia. They form 2% of the population. There are several churches in Gorontalo, mostly located in the provincial capital. </p><p>There are other religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism which is mostly embraced by immigrants from other parts of Indonesia. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Language">Language</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Language"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a> is the official language of the province as well as the country. Road signs and official documents released by the government are written in Indonesian. However, <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_language" title="Gorontalo language">Gorontaloan language</a> is the most spoken language in the province. Apart from <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_language" title="Gorontalo language">Gorontaloan language</a>, there are several languages that are similar which are considered by linguists as Gorontaloan dialects include <a href="/wiki/Suwawa_language" title="Suwawa language">Suwawa language</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atinggola_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Atinggola language">Atinggola language</a>, <a href="/wiki/Limboto_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Limboto language">Limboto language</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kwandang_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kwandang language">Kwandang language</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tilamuta_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Tilamuta language">Tilamuta language</a> and Sumawata language. <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_language" title="Gorontalo language">Gorontaloan language</a> is widely used due to the influence of the Gorontalo Kingdom that was once established in the region. <a href="/wiki/Atinggola_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Atinggola language">Atinggola language</a> is used by the Atinggola community situated on the northern coast of Gorontalo. </p><p>Today, <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_language" title="Gorontalo language">Gorontaloan language</a> itself have gone through assimilation with <a href="/wiki/Manado_Malay" title="Manado Malay">Manado Malay</a>, which is also widely spoken by Gorontaloan people. In terms of linguistic, <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_language" title="Gorontalo language">Gorontalo language</a> are related to languages from <a href="/wiki/North_Sulawesi" title="North Sulawesi">North Sulawesi</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>. <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_language" title="Gorontalo language">Gorontalo language</a> along with <a href="/wiki/Mongondow_language" title="Mongondow language">Mongondow language</a> are part of the <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo%E2%80%93Mongondow_languages" title="Gorontalo–Mongondow languages">Gorontalo–Mongondow languages</a>, which is part of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_languages" title="Philippine languages">Philippine languages</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Philippine_languages" title="Philippine languages">Philippine languages</a> that are linguistically close to the <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_language" title="Gorontalo language">Gorontalo language</a> are such as <a href="/wiki/Tagalog_language" title="Tagalog language">Tagalog language</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cebuano_language" title="Cebuano language">Cebuano language</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hiligaynon_language" title="Hiligaynon language">Hiligaynon language</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bikol_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Bikol language">Bikol language</a> and <a href="/wiki/Waray-waray_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Waray-waray language">Waray-waray language</a>. In present times, Gorontaloans used <a href="/wiki/Latin_alphabet" title="Latin alphabet">Latin alphabet</a> for writing. However, the usage of Gorontaloan is limited to everyday living. In schools for education, the media, and official documents, the <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian language</a> used as the national language. </p><p>In order to preserve regional languages, the Gorontaloan-Indonesian Language Dictionary was published, the Suwawa-Indonesian Language Dictionary and the Atinggola-Indonesian Language Dictionary. In addition, it has been successfully published and approved by the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Religious_Affairs_(Indonesia)" title="Ministry of Religious Affairs (Indonesia)">Ministry of Religion Affairs</a> concerning the publication of the <a href="/wiki/Quran" title="Quran">Qur'an</a> which is equipped with Gorontaloan language translation. In addition, local content education in Gorontalo Language is still being maintained as teaching material in elementary schools. Gorontaloan was historically written in the <a href="/wiki/Arabic" title="Arabic">Arabic</a>-based <a href="/wiki/Pegon_script" title="Pegon script">Pegon script</a>. Gorontalo actually had local script as a very high tribal identity, namely "Aksara Suwawa-Gorontalo". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_people#Culture" title="Gorontalo people">Gorontalo people § Culture</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Indonesia" title="Culture of Indonesia">Culture of Indonesia</a></div> <p>Distinctive characteristics of Gorontalo in the cultural sphere include typical foods, traditional houses, arts, and handicrafts such as filigree or woven basket skullcaps made of <a href="/wiki/Rattan" title="Rattan">rattan</a> called karanji upiya. The <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_people" title="Gorontalo people">Gorontalo people</a> also recognize various ceremonies as traditions, such as the traditional ceremony of opening fields, also known as <i>Momuo Oayuwa</i>, a ceremony for soil fertility known as <i>Mopoahuta</i>. The ceremony to request rain is called the <i>Mohiledidi</i>. </p><p>The Gorontalo people have a family kinship system called <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pohala%27a&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pohala'a (page does not exist)">pohala'a</a></i>. This system is a heritage of the kingdoms that had previously established in Gorontalo. There are five <i>pohala'a</i>s in Gorontalo, namely Gorontalo, Limboto, Suwawa, Bualemo and Atinggola, where the Gorontalo <i>pohala'a</i> is the most prominent.<sup id="cite_ref-HBI_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HBI-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Traditional_Houses">Traditional Houses</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Traditional Houses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gorontalo has many types of traditional houses that are characteristic of the province, including the Dulohupa traditional house located in <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_(city)" title="Gorontalo (city)">Gorontalo City</a> and the Bandayo Poboide traditional house in <a href="/wiki/Limboto,_Gorontalo" title="Limboto, Gorontalo">Limboto</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Dulohupa">Dulohupa</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Dulohupa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Gorontaloan_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Gorontaloan language">Gorontaloan language</a>, Dulohupa means "Consensus". The name is in accordance with the functions of this traditional house which is often used to deliberate to reach consensus in traditional cases during the reign of Gorontalo kings in the past. Dulohupa's house is also used as a place to try someone who commits a crime. </p><p>There are 3 laws that are used in courts conducted in Dulohupa traditional houses, namely the law of defense and security which is used to try soldiers or it can be said to be a <a href="/wiki/Court-martial" title="Court-martial">military court</a> (Buwatulo Bala), <a href="/wiki/Sharia" title="Sharia">Islamic religious law</a> (Buwatulo Syara), and <a href="/wiki/Custom_(law)" class="mw-redirect" title="Custom (law)">customary law</a> (Buwatulo Adati). In terms of its own architectural design, Gorontalo traditional house is unique. This traditional house has a stage structure with poles or pillars carved in such a way as decoration. The roof is made of quality straw plaited, while other parts of the house such as floors, walls, fences and stairs are made of wooden slats or boards. </p><p>The inside of the Dulohupa traditional house is not divided into several rooms but directly in the form of a large sized room. In the present, this room is no longer used to try someone. This room switches functions and is more often used as a place to hold traditional wedding ceremonies, or other traditional activities. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bandayo_Poboide">Bandayo Poboide</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Bandayo Poboide"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_%27Tandako%27_danseressen_te_Gorontalo_Noord-Celebes_TMnr_10003469.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_%27Tandako%27_danseressen_te_Gorontalo_Noord-Celebes_TMnr_10003469.jpg/220px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_%27Tandako%27_danseressen_te_Gorontalo_Noord-Celebes_TMnr_10003469.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_%27Tandako%27_danseressen_te_Gorontalo_Noord-Celebes_TMnr_10003469.jpg/330px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_%27Tandako%27_danseressen_te_Gorontalo_Noord-Celebes_TMnr_10003469.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_%27Tandako%27_danseressen_te_Gorontalo_Noord-Celebes_TMnr_10003469.jpg/440px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_%27Tandako%27_danseressen_te_Gorontalo_Noord-Celebes_TMnr_10003469.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="577" /></a><figcaption><i>Tandako</i>, a Gorontaloan traditional dance</figcaption></figure> <p>The word "Bandayo" means a building or a building while the word "Poboide" or "Po Boide" means a place to consult. The Bandayo Pamboide traditional house is often used as a meeting place and traditional theater. This function is in accordance with the name of this traditional house, Bandayo, which means the temporary building of Pambide means a place for deliberation. The Bandayo Poboide traditional house is a stilt house that is made of high-quality wood so that it can survive until now. Formerly the Bandayo Poboide traditional house was also used as a king's palace as a center of government and a gathering place for traditional elders in discussing customary processions and also used as a place for carrying out Gorontalo cultural performances. But now the Bandayo Poboide traditional house is a place to preserve and develop Gorontalo arts and culture. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Handycrafts">Handycrafts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Handycrafts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gorontaloan society has a characteristic "sandang" or clothing with accessories that complement it. The typical handicrafts of the people of Gorontalo are: </p> <ul><li><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2_Beladiri_Langga_Gorontalo.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/2_Beladiri_Langga_Gorontalo.JPG/220px-2_Beladiri_Langga_Gorontalo.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/2_Beladiri_Langga_Gorontalo.JPG/330px-2_Beladiri_Langga_Gorontalo.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/2_Beladiri_Langga_Gorontalo.JPG/440px-2_Beladiri_Langga_Gorontalo.JPG 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Gorontaloan men practicing <i>Langga</i>, a traditional martial arts.</figcaption></figure>Upiya Karanji or <a href="/wiki/Songkok" title="Songkok">Songkok</a> Gorontalo, this songkok is made of rattan woven and is very comfortable to use because it has very good air circulation. The 4th <a href="/wiki/President_of_Indonesia" title="President of Indonesia">President of Indonesia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abdurrahman_Wahid" title="Abdurrahman Wahid">Abdurrahman Wahid</a>, or better known as Gus dur, was known to often use Gorontalo Songkok.</li> <li>Sulaman Karawo or Sulaman Kerawang, Gorontalo's unique embroidery is a distinctive cultural property and of high artistic value. Now Karawo's embroidery is not only in demand in the country but also abroad.</li> <li>Gorontalo <a href="/wiki/Batik" title="Batik">Batik</a>, Gorontalo Batik is basically the same as Batik in general, which distinguishes it only from the motifs or patterns contained in the batik cloth itself.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Martial_Art">Martial Art</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Martial Art"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gorontalo also has a traditional martial arts called "Langga" or it can be called <a href="/wiki/Silat" title="Silat">Silat</a> Gorontalo. Basically, Langga is a martial arts type of Silat which is known as one of Gorontalo's cultural riches. Langga is a martial art that relies on defense and strength of hands and feet. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourism">Tourism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Gorontalo consists mostly of mountainous areas that stretch from north to south of the province. The Gorontaloan mountains and forests are homes for unique flora and fauna. <a href="/wiki/Anoa" title="Anoa">Anoa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tarsius" title="Tarsius">Tarsius</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maleo" title="Maleo">Maleo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Babirusa" title="Babirusa">Babirusa</a> are among the rare species that can be found here. <a href="/wiki/Maleo" title="Maleo">Maleo</a>, for example, is a bird species whose eggs are larger than their own body. While Tarsius is the smallest primate in the world, but has a length of about 10 cm. Examples of trees native to Gorontalo are Ebon, Lingua, Nantu, Meranti, and Rattan Trees. In the southern part of Gorontalo, namely in the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Tomini" title="Gulf of Tomini">Gulf of Tomini</a>, there are several small islands and uninhabitedscattered. Tomini Bay is crossed by the equator and is naturally inhabited by various types of marine animals. Because of this, <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Tomini" title="Gulf of Tomini">Gulf of Tomini</a> is a paradise for divers. Tourist spots in Gorontalo include the following: </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pulo_Cinta">Pulo Cinta</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Pulo Cinta"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pulocinta_gorontalo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Pulocinta" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Pulocinta_gorontalo.jpg/220px-Pulocinta_gorontalo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Pulocinta_gorontalo.jpg/330px-Pulocinta_gorontalo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Pulocinta_gorontalo.jpg/440px-Pulocinta_gorontalo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4600" data-file-height="3448" /></a><figcaption>Pulocinta - Gorontalo</figcaption></figure> <p>Pulo Cinta or "Love Islands" in <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a> is located in <a href="/wiki/Boalemo_Regency" title="Boalemo Regency">Boalemo Regency</a>. This heart-shaped island is equipped with several very exclusive floating resorts, and certainly shows the exoticism of the charming clear sea. Pulo Cinta has become a destination for both local and foreign travelers, and often dubbed as "<a href="/wiki/Maldives" title="Maldives">Maldives</a> van Gorontalo".<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Saronde_Island_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Saronde_Island_1.jpg/220px-Saronde_Island_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Saronde_Island_1.jpg/330px-Saronde_Island_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Saronde_Island_1.jpg/440px-Saronde_Island_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1360" data-file-height="653" /></a><figcaption>Saronde Island</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Saronde_Island">Saronde Island</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Saronde Island"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Saronde_Island" title="Saronde Island">Saronde Island</a> is Indonesia's flagship International Tourism in Gorontalo Province,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> located in <a href="/wiki/Kwandang" title="Kwandang">Kwandang</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Gorontalo_Regency" title="North Gorontalo Regency">North Gorontalo</a>. Saronde Island is known for its white sand beaches, clear water and its surrounding coral reefs. Every year, this island is a stopover for yachts from all over the world. In addition to Saronde, there are 3 other nearby islands, namely Bogisa, Mohinggito, and Lampu islands.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Olele_Marine_Park">Olele Marine Park</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Olele Marine Park"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Olele Marine Park is one of the leading International Underwater Paradise of foreign divers in <a href="/wiki/Bone_Bolango_Regency" title="Bone Bolango Regency">Bone Bolango Regency</a>. This marine park is also well known to European divers.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Olele Marine Park is famous for the uniqueness of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Salvador_Dal%C3%AD_Sponge&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Salvador Dalí Sponge (page does not exist)">Salvador Dalí Sponge</a>, a species of sponge that cannot be found in any other marine parks in the world, even the marine park on <a href="/wiki/Bunaken_National_Park" title="Bunaken National Park">Bunaken National Park</a> in North Sulawesi does not have this type of sponge. This sponge is named Salvador Dalí because its physical appearance resembles a painting by <a href="/wiki/Salvador_Dal%C3%AD" title="Salvador Dalí">Salvador Dalí</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Benteng_Ulupahu.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Benteng_Ulupahu.jpg/220px-Benteng_Ulupahu.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Benteng_Ulupahu.jpg/330px-Benteng_Ulupahu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Benteng_Ulupahu.jpg/440px-Benteng_Ulupahu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>View of Gorontalo with Fort Otanaha in the foreground.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fort_Otanaha">Fort Otanaha</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Fort Otanaha"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the past this was a legacy of former <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_people" title="Portuguese people">Portuguese</a> colonization. Fort Otanaha, used by the Gorontalo Kings as a place of protection and defense. The uniqueness of the visible fort is the material used to build a mixture of sand, plaster, and egg white forts. The view of Lake Limboto can be seen clearly from here, because it is located on a plateau. Precisely, in Dembe I, Kota Barat, about 8 km from downtown Gorontalo. There are two more forts located in the same area, namely Otahiya and Ulupahu Palace. Visitors must pass 345 steps to reach it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lake_Limboto">Lake Limboto</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Lake Limboto"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> Lake Limboto is a large lake located in <a href="/wiki/Gorontalo_Regency" title="Gorontalo Regency">Gorontalo Regency</a>. The lake with an area of around 3,000 hectares is the estuary of five major rivers, namely the Bone Bolango River, Alo River, Daenaa River, Bionga River and Molalahu River.</p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Botubarani_Village">Botubarani Village</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gorontalo&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Botubarani Village"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Whale_Shark_Botubarani_Gorontalo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Whale_Shark_Botubarani_Gorontalo.jpg/220px-Whale_Shark_Botubarani_Gorontalo.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Whale_Shark_Botubarani_Gorontalo.jpg/330px-Whale_Shark_Botubarani_Gorontalo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Whale_Shark_Botubarani_Gorontalo.jpg/440px-Whale_Shark_Botubarani_Gorontalo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1476" data-file-height="1107" /></a><figcaption> A whale shark in Botubarani</figcaption></figure> <p>Botubarani Village, in <a href="/wiki/Bone_Bolango_Regency" title="Bone Bolango Regency">Bone Bolango Regency</a>, is a <a href="/wiki/Fishing_village" title="Fishing village">fishing village</a> which is a tourist spot for observing <a href="/wiki/Whale_shark" title="Whale shark">whale sharks</a>. 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