Tag: Sulawesi Island

Tolaki People

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Tolaki People Kendari city inhabited by several ethnic groups, one of which is Tolaki tribes. This is an indigenous tribe in mainland Southeast Sulawesi island after the tribe Muna in Muna island and Buton tribe from the island of Buton. Around the 10th century, the mainland of Southeast Sulawesi had two great kingdoms of the royal Konawe (Konawe region) and the Kingdom Mekongga (Kolaka Region). In general, these two allied kingdom are the same and it known as tribes Tolaki. In the history of the Kingdom Konawe, which based in…

The City Of Kendari

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Kendari Kendari is a city in Indonesia, and also the capital city in Southeast Sulawesi. According to the history, the inventor, author and creator of the first map of Kendari was Vosmaer (Dutch nationality) in 1831. On May 9, 1832 Vosmaer built a king palace for Tolaki Tribe called Tebau around the port of Kendari, and each dated May 9 at the time and iat present time celebrated as the anniversary of Kendari. In the Dutch colonial era Kendari was the capital of Kewedanan and the capital of Laiwoi Onder…

The Pride To Be The Bugis

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The Bugis Bugis people is one of Indonesian ethnic which are the inhabitant of South Sulawesi. This tribe is the biggest three after Javanese and Sundanese. Beside the indigenous who live in South Sulawesi, the immigrant of Minangkabau who wander from Sumatra to Sulawesi and the Malay people are being called as Bugis people. At present time, The Bugis is spread to all over Indonesia like Sulawesi Tenggara, Sulawesi Tengah, Papua, Kalimantan Timur, Kalimantan Selatan even to going abroad. Bugis people are the the most group who insist to spread…

The Bajo And The Ocean

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Bajo People Bajo people, is one of Indonesian ethnic tribe who live nomad and spread all over the Indonesia area. Bajo people or Bajau or Sama Bajo was mentioned on folk tale that their ancestor was come from Johor, Malaysia. The King of Johor gave command to the Its People to found out the Princess who escaped. This people was looking for princess to some places into Sulawesi. It was mentioned that the princess is no longer want to come back to Johor, but she choices to stay at Sulawesi.…

North Sulawesi, Where The Beauty Lies

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North Sulawesi The last province that stay on Sulawesi Island is North Sulawesi, with the capital of well-known city of Menado. The religion from this province is predominantly Christian, with some of Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist. The indigenous people from this province are mostly coming from the Minahasan ethnic. Menado people is popular with their culture among other area, dominantly from their food, their tourism object, even the women. Menadonese women are very popular with their beauty, white skin, chubby cheek, and mostly become an artist or a model. One…

Gorontalo, The Waiting Place

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Gorontalo After apart from North Sulawesi, Gorontalo become an independent province on December 2000, with the capital of Gorontalo itself. There are some opinion about the meaning of Gorontalo name, like; Hulontalangio, which is a name of a tribe that resided in the area; Hua Lolontalango, which means cavemen who used to walk back and forth; Hulutalangi, which means a nobler, Huluo Lo Tola, which means a place where snakehead fish breed; Pongolatalo or Pohulatalo, which means a waiting place; Gunung Telu, which means three mountains; Hunto, which means a…

The Cultural Diversities In Central Sulawesi

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Central Sulawesi Settled on the heart of Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi become a very rich province in Indonesia for its culture regarding the 19 ethnic groups that live in that province with 22 languages taken from each ethnics. Nevertheless, Bahasa Indonesia is still the mother tongue to communicate with others. Beside the indigenous that live in Central Sulawesi, there are other immigrants from Bali, Java, East-Nusa Tenggara, West-Nusa Tenggara and other immigrants from Bugis, Makassar and Torajan ethnics. At early begin, this province was the Government of the Kingdom which consists…

The Blue Atmosphere Along The Peninsula

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Southeast Sulawesi Another province that stay on Sulawesi Island is Southeast Sulawesi with the capital city of Kendari which located on the east coast of the peninsula. The local inhabitant is ethnic of Tolaki, Buton and Muna. The economic commodities on South Sulawesi is about their agriculture such as, cocoa, cashew, coconut, clove, coffee, pepper and vanilla nut. Forestry, including logs and sawn timber. Fisheries, including inland fisheries and sea fisheries. Livestock, including cows, buffaloes and goats. Mining, including asphalt, nickel, gold, marble, semi precious stones, Onix, limestone and clay.…

Enchanting Toraja on South Sulawesi

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South Sulawesi South Sulawesi is one of Indonesia Provinces that lies on Sulawesi Island. Makassar is the capital of this province that was called as Ujung Pandang. The local inhabitant that stay in South Sulawesi is dominated by Bugis and Makassar people, but Toraja ethnic is the indigenous ethnic people from South Sulawesi. Islam is the religion that most people in South Sulawesi hold, except in Toraja that mostly have Christian as their religion or they still have their animist belief known as Aluk, meaning “the way”. The Indonesian government…