Sulawesi
one of the four Greater Sunda Islands, governed by Indonesia
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Sulawesi is an island. It is located in Indonesia.[1]
It has an area of 175k. Its time zone is UTC+08:00.
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Indonesia[3]
- Country: Indonesia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[5], Banda Sea[6], Celebes Sea[7], Molucca Sea[8], Makassar Strait[9]
- Continent: Asia[10]
- Part of: Greater Sunda Islands[11]
- Commons category: Sulawesi[12]
- Highest point: Buntu Rantemario[13]
- Located in/on physical feature: Greater Sunda Islands[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sulawesi[15]
- Population: 18,455,058[16]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], The New Student's Reference Work[22]
- Category for people born here: Q19369781[23]
- Native label: Sulawesi[24]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Sulawesi[25]
- Different from: Celebes[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 985 m[27], 1929 m[28]
- Area: 174,600 km²[29]
- Name: Celebes[30], Sulawesi[31], Celebas[32], Celebesz[33], Selebes[34], Sulavesi[35], Sulavesis[36], Sulaveso[37], Sulawèsi[38]
- Language used: Muna[39], Moronene[40], Wolio[41], Manado[42], Bambam[43], Balantak[44], Balaesang[45], Rahambuu[46], Ratahan[47], Bentong[48], Bolango[49], Bintauna[50], Mbelala[51], Banggainese[52]
Why It Matters
Sulawesi has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Sulawesi is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]