Profile of West Sulawesi

West Sulawesi is a province of South Sulawesi province development. Provinces formed on October 5, 2004 is based on Law No. 26 of 2004. Its capital is Produktion.

 Area of ​​approximately 16,796.19 km ². and consists of Mandar tribe (49.15%); Toraja (13.95%); Bugis (10.79%), Java (5.38%), Makassar (1.59%) and others (19.15% ).
West Sulawesi province consists of: Polewali Mandar, Mamasa, Majene, Mamuju and North Mamuju.
 West Sulawesi is known as a tourist location. In addition to cocoa, this area is also producer of robusta or arabica coffee coffee, coconut, and cloves. In the mining sector there are gold deposits, coal, and petroleum.


 For quite a long period, this area had become one of the most isolated or forgotten in South Sulawesi. There are several contributing factors, among others, the most important:
1 The distance is quite far from the provincial capital ( Makassar ) ;2 geography mountainous with poor road infrastructure ;3 majority ( Mandar ethnic and sub ​​- ethnic groups other small ) that is more egalitarian , so often different from the attitude of the majority ethnic group and the dominant ( Bugis and Makassar ) is more hierarchical ( or even feudal ) in the early 1960s , a group of intellectuals Mandar young leaders of the late Baharuddin Lopa ( Minister of Justice and Attorney General in the administration of President Abdurrahman Wahid , 1999-2000 , and had become a national icon of the anti-corruption movement is very well known for his honesty ) cast a treatise Democracy expressed their disapproval of some political policies Jakarta and Makassar ;4 Facts history of this area had become the main base for the rebel army ( Battalion 310 led by Colonel Andi Selle ), in 1950 - 60s , who were dissatisfied with some government policies and then armed resistance against the Indonesian Armed Forces ( TNI ), in addition to the area of cross - mountains and forests to obtain supplies of weapons smuggled through the Makassar Strait - by militant Darul Islam ( DI ) leader Kahar main Muzakkar based Luwu and Enrekang on the east .

West Sulawesi Tourism
West Sulawesi is a province of South Sulawesi province development. Provinces formed on October 5, 2004 is based on Law No. 26 of 2004. Its capital is Produktion. Area of ​​approximately 16,796.19 km ². and consists of Mandar tribe (49.15%); Toraja (13.95%); Bugis (10.79%), Java (5.38%), Makassar (1.59%) and others (19.15% ).

West Sulawesi is known as a tourist location. In addition to cocoa, this area is also producer of robusta or arabica coffee coffee, coconut, and cloves. In the mining sector there are gold deposits, coal, and petroleum.

Social Culture of West SulawesiWest Sulawesi province historically consisted of some kingdom , evidenced by the artifacts outside Mandar in the former section . There are 14 kingdoms , each Balanipa , Banggae , Pamboang , Sendana , Tappalang , Produktion , Binuang , Chain Bulahan , Aralie , Mambi , Tabulahan , Matangga , Bambang and Tabang .There are six regional languages ​​commonly used , respectively Mandar , Toraja , Bugis , Makassar , Java and Bali . There are several tribal / ethnic diversity of the culture into the West Sulawesi , including Mandar tribe ( 49.15 % ) , Toraja tribe ( 13.95 ) , Bugis ( 10.79 % ) , Javanese ( 5.38% ) , Spare Napier ( 1.59 % ) , other parts ( 19.15 % ) .Mandar people are accomplished sailors . When sailing , they will rely on the good and never give up . This is evidenced by the phrase " Takkalai disombalang dotai catfish ruppu dadi na tuali in lolangan " Mandar people uphold the good things , true and noble . Mandar People aspire to make their territory " Mandar Masagena bi na mala " , meaning Mandar region honorable and noble .