WEST SULAWESI

West Sulawesi is a province of the expansion of South Sulawesi province. Province formed on October 5, 2004 is based on Law no. 26 of 2004. Its capital is Mamuju. Its area is approximately 16,796.19 km ². The tribes that exist in this province consists of the Tribe Mandar (49.15%), Toraja (13.95%), Bugis (10.79%), Java (5.38%), Makassar (1.59%) and other tribes (19.15%).