Central Sulawesi

Indonesia

Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Sulawesi Tengah, propinsi (or provinsi; province), consisting of roughly the southwestern third of the northernmost peninsula, the entire northeastern peninsula, and the north-central part of Celebes (Sulawesi) island, Indonesia. It is bounded by the Celebes Sea to the north, by the province of Gorontalo to the northeast, by the Gulfs of Tomini and Tolo to the east, by the provinces of Southeast Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) to the extreme southeast, South Sulawesi (Sulawesi Selatan) to the south, and West Sulawesi (Sulawesi Barat) to the southwest, and by the Makassar Strait to the west. The province also includes the Togian Islands in the Gulf of Tomini and the Banggai and Bowokan island groups in the Gulf of Tolo. The capital is Palu, near the western coast. Area 23,877 square miles (61,841 square km). Pop. (2010) 2,635,009.