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West Sulawesi

province of Indonesia, on island of Sulawesi
Administrative Area Province Of Indonesia Q5082

Facts

32 properties

Identity

Instance of
province of Indonesia
Inception
October 5, 2004[22]
Official website
www.sulbar.com[25]
Official name
Provinsi Sulawesi Barat[31]

Location

Country
Indonesia[2]
Coordinate location
🗺️ -2.683°, 118.900°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Indonesia[1]
Located in/on physical feature
Sulawesi[23]
Shares border with
Central Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan[5][6][7][8]

Population and size

Area
+16787[35]
Elevation above sea level
+3074[34]
Population
+1419229, +1503200[27][28]

Codes

Postal code
91311–91591[20]
More facts +19
Capital
Mamuju[4]
Coat of arms
Lambang Sulawesi Barat[19]
Contains the administrative territorial entity
Majene, Mamasa, Mamuju, Central Mamuju, Pasangkayu, Polewali Mandar, Polewali Mamasa[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Executive body
Government of West Sulawesi[17]
Geoshape
🗺️ View shape: Indonesia/Sulawesi Barat
Head of government
Ali Baal Masdar[3]
Highest judicial authority
West Sulawesi High Court[18]
Human Development Index
+0.682[26]
Language used
Bambam, Campalagian, Budong-Budong, Ulumanda’, Dakka, Pannei, Panasuan, Sarudu, Talondo’, Topoiyo, Aralle-Tabulahan, Uma, Mamasa, Mamuju, Enrekang, Kalumpang, Mandar, Toraja-Sa’dan, Bugis, Baras, Unde Kaili, Da'a Kaili
Legislative body
West Sulawesi Regional House of Representatives[16]
Minimum wage
+2914958
Motto text
Mellete Diatonganan[32]
Name
Sulawesi Barat
Office held by the head of government
Governor of West Sulawesi[30]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Govdirectory
Separated from
South Sulawesi[24]
Statistics Indonesia area code
76[33]
Unemployment rate
+2.68[29]
Vehicle registration plate code
DC[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en West Sulawesi en West Sulawesi Province ar سولاوسي الغربية cs Západní Sulawesi da West Sulawesi (Vestsulawesi) de Sulawesi Barat de Provinz Westsulawesi el Δυτικό Σουλαουέσι es Célebes Occidental es Celebes Occidental fa سولاوسی غربی fi Länsi-Sulawesi fr Sulawesi occidental he מערב סולאווסי hi पश्चिम सुलावेसी id Provinsi Sulawesi Barat id Prov. Sulawesi Barat id Sulbar it Sulawesi Occidentale ja 西スラウェシ州
🔖 Identifiers · 16
Administrative code of Indonesia
76
Dewey Decimal Classification
2--59846
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
place/West-Sulawesi
FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)
ID41
Freebase ID
/m/046xr1
GeoNames ID
1996550
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID
7594580
HASC
ID.SR
INaturalist place ID
13057
ISO 3166-2 code
ID-SR
Mindat locality ID
205776
NL CR AUT ID
ge999690
Show all 16 identifiers +4
OpenStreetMap relation ID
2388669
Topic's main category
Category:West Sulawesi
Who's on First ID
85672045
Yale LUX ID
place/387c5db1-7738-4244-a04a-6820a7eca049
📚 Sources · 1
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Source
GeoNames
Edition
20260926 · as of 2026-09-26
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Credit
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🔗 Connections
Language used 20
Bugis, Mandar, Toraja-Sa’dan, Budong-Budong, Aralle-Tabulahan, Bambam, Ulumanda’, Dakka +12 more
← Indigenous to 20
Bugis, Mandar, Toraja-Sa’dan, Budong-Budong, Aralle-Tabulahan, Bambam, Ulumanda’, Dakka +12 more
Contained subdivisions 10
Mamuju, Mamuju, Majene, Mamasa, Pasangkayu, Polewali Mandar, Central Mamuju, Balabalagan Islands +2 more
Contains the administrative territorial entity 6
Mamuju, Majene, Mamasa, Pasangkayu, Polewali Mandar, Central Mamuju
← Shares border with 4
East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi
Shares border with 3
East Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi
← Contains the administrative territorial entity 2
Indonesia, Indonesian
Capital 1
Mamuju
Country 1
Indonesia
Instance of 1
province of Indonesia
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Indonesia
Located in this place 1
Mandar people
Located in/on physical feature 1
Sulawesi
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
WikiProject Govdirectory
Separated from 1
South Sulawesi
Topic's main category 1
Category:West Sulawesi
← Capital of 1
Mamuju
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Rivers of West Sulawesi
← Category's main topic 1
Category:West Sulawesi
← Main subject 1
Template:Country data West Sulawesi
← SNARC ID 1
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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 26 of 2004. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [1] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . West Sulawesi Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . West Sulawesi Province Administrative Division Data and Code 2015. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 26 of 2004. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 26 of 2004. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 26 of 2004. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . bps.go.id. bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . sulut.bps.go.id. sulut.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . bps.go.id. bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 26 of 2004. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . sig.bps.go.id. Retrieved . sig.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · SR5 · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [ar] description: إقليم إندونيسي في جزيرة سولاوسي, #temporary_batch_1794099563246"
  2. 10w ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Central Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, East Kalimantan +1
    "Created claim: Shares border with: South Kalimantan"
  3. 24w ago · Lembayung Indah · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Human Development Index → 0.682
    "Created claim: Human Development Index: 0.682"
  4. 24w ago · Lembayung Indah · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minimum wage → 2,914,958 rupiah
    Unemployment rate → 2.68 percent
    "Created claim: Minimum wage: 2,914,958 rupiah"
  5. 25w ago · Lembayung Indah · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Elevation above sea level → 3,074 metre
    "Changed claim: Elevation above sea level: 3,074 metre"
  6. 27w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → West Sulawesi High Court
    Elevation above sea level → 3,074 metre
    Area → 16,787 square kilometre
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of West Sulawesi
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #29483: name stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022"
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