Gorontalo | |
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Regional transcription(s) | |
• Gorontaloan | Hulontalo |
Nickname: Bumi Serambi Madinah (Medina's Porch) | |
Motto(s): | |
Coordinates: 0°40′N 123°00′E / 0.667°N 123.000°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Founded | 5 December 2000 |
Capital (and largest city) | Gorontalo |
Government | |
• Governor | Rusli Habibie (Golkar) |
• Vice Governor | Idris Rahim |
Area | |
• Total | 12.435 km2 (4.801 sq mi) |
• Rank | 29th |
Population (2016)[2] | |
• Total | 1.133.237[1] |
Demographics | |
• Ethnic groups | Gorontaloan, Atinggolan, Bolangoan, Suwawan, Mongondowi |
• Religion (2017) | Islam (96.66%) Protestantism (2.19%) Catholicism (0.69%) Hinduism (0.38%) Buddhism (0.08%)[3] |
• Languages | Indonesian (official) Gorontaloan (regional) |
Time zone | UTC+08 (Indonesia Central Time) |
Postcodes | 90xxx, 91xxx, 92xxx |
Area codes | (+62) 4xx |
ISO 3166 code | ID-GO |
Vehicle registration | DM |
HDI | 0.670 (Medium) |
HDI rank | 28th (2017) |
Website | www.gorontaloprov.go.id |
Gorontalo (Gorontaloan: Hulontalo) is a province of Indonesia. It is on the island of Sulawesi. Gorontalo is part of the Minahasa Peninsula. Gorontalo was part of the province of North Sulawesi until it became a new, separate province on 5 December 2000.[4] The provincial capital and largest city is Gorontalo City.