This page is a short summary containing more general information about the province of West Sulawesi. Extensive information on West Sulawesi can be found in the directories ' Sulawesi' and ' Sulawesi Selatan' on this website.
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West Sulawesi or
Sulawesi Barat (short form
Sulbar) is a province of Indonesia, created in 2004. It is on the island of Sulawesi (formerly, Celebes) and includes the regencies (
kabupaten) of Polewali Mandar, Mamasa, Majene, Mamuju, and Mamuju Utara, which were formerly part of South Sulawesi. The area of the province is 16,796.19 kmē. Its economy consists mainly of mining, agriculture and fishing. Its capital is Mamuju.
Administrative Divisions
Sulawesi Barat is divided into the following regencies:
- Mamuju
- Mamuju Utara
- Majene
- Polewali-Mandar
- Mamasa
