Sulawesi
![]() Topographic map of Sulawesi | |
Provincial division of Sulawesi | |
Other names | Celebes |
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Geography | |
Location | Indonesia |
Coordinates | 02°S 121°E / 2°S 121°E |
Archipelago | Indonesian Archipelago
Greater Sunda Islands |
Area rank | 11th |
Highest elevation | 3,478 m (11411 ft) |
Highest point | Latimojong |
Administration | |
Indonesia | |
Provinces (capital) | |
Largest settlement | Makassar (pop. 1,432,200) |
Demographics | |
Population | 20,568,411 (mid 2023 estimate) |
Pop. density | 110.5/km2 (286.2/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Makassarese, Buginese, Mandar, Minahasa, Gorontalo, Kaili, Toraja, Butonese, Muna, Tolaki, Bajau, Mongondow, Sangihe |
Sulawesi (/ˌsuːləˈweɪsi/ SOO-lə-WAY-see), jiske Celebes (/ˈsɛlɪbiːz, səˈliːbiːz/ sel-IB-eez-,_-sə-LEE-beez), ke naam se bhi jaana jaae hae, Indonesia ke ek island hae. Ii Greater Sunda Islands ke chaar islands me se ek hae, aur dunia ke 11th sab se barraa island hae. Ii Borneo ke east, Maluku Islands ke west, aur Mindanao aur Sulu Archipelago ke south me hae. Indonesia me, khaali Sumatra, Borneo, aur Papua isse area me barra hae , aur khaali Java aur Sumatra ke abaadi isse jaada hae
Sulawesi includes me chaar peninsula hae: northern Minahasa Peninsula, East Peninsula, South Peninsula, aur Southeast Peninsula. Tiin gulfs ii peninsulas ke separate kare hae: Gulf of Tomini northern Minahasa aurEast peninsulas ke biich me, Tolo Gulf East aur Southeast peninsulas ke biich me, aur Bone Gulf South aur Southeast peninsulas ke biich me. Strait of Makassar ii island ke western side me hae aur island ke Borneo se separate kare hae.