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Southeast Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Tenggara, Sultra for short) is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi, forming the southeastern peninsula of that island, together with a number of large offshore islands such as Buton, Muna, Kabaena and Wawonii, plus smaller islands and islets. The capital of the province is Kendari, on the east coast of the peninsula.
The province has no highway connecting it to the rest of the island, and the primary transportation link is a ferry across the Bone Gulf between Watampone (Bone) in South Sulawesi and the port of Kolaka in Southeast Sulawesi.

Southeast Sulawesi Sulawesi Tenggara
Province
Flag Seal
Location of Southeast Sulawesi in Indonesia
Coordinates: 3°57′00″S 122°30′00″ECoordinates: 3°57′00″S 122°30′00″E
Country	Indonesia
Capital	Kendari
Government
• Governor	Nur Alam
Area
• Total	38,140 km2 (14,730 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,230,569
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Buton (23%), Bugis (19%), Tolaki (16%), Muna (15%)
• Religion	Moslem (96.2%), Christian (2.3%), Hinduism (1.1%), Buddhism (0.4%)
• Languages	Indonesian, Buton, Bugis
Time zone	CIT (UTC+08)
Website	www.sultraprov.go.id

History

From the seventeenth century until the early twentieth century, the region was the site of the Buton sultanate (Butung).^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

The unrevised population of the province was 1,771,951 in the Indonesia 2000 census), increasing to 2,230,569 for the 2010 decennial census. The 2010 census recorded 1,120,225 males, and 1,110,344 females. Kolaka, Muna and Konawe Selatan were the 3 most populous regencies.
Most of the population is centered on Buton and Muna islands off the south coast of Sulawesi, and in and around Kendari.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1971	714,120	—
1980	942,302	+32.0%
1990	1,349,619	+43.2%
1995	1,586,917	+17.6%
2000	1,821,284	+14.8%
2010	2,232,586	+22.6%
Source: Badan Pusat Statistik 2010

Ethnic groups

The main ethnic groups in Southeast Sulawesi are "Tolaki", "Buton", "Muna" etc.

Regencies

Southeast Sulawesi is divided into twelve regencies (including the new East Kolaka Regency and Konawe Islands Regency, both established in 2013 from parts of Kolaka Regency and Konawe Regency respectively) and two autonomous cities, listed below with their (provisional) populations at the 2010 Census.^[1]

Name	Area (km2)	Population Estimate 2005	Population Census 2010	Capital
Kendari (city)		236,269	289,468	Kendari
Konawe Regency #		260,830	241,428	Unaaha
North Konawe Regency (Konawe Utara)		##	51,447	Wanggudu
South Konawe Regency (Konawe Selatan)		228,765	264,197	Andoolo
Kolaka Regency #		266,015	314,812	Kolaka
North Kolaka Regency (Kolaka Utara)		93,427	121,476	Lasasua
Bombana Regency ###		105,847	139,271	Rumbia
Peninsula Regencies
Bau-Bau (city)		118,998	137,118	Bau-Bau
Buton Regency		266,401	255,474	Bau-Bau
North Buton Regency (Buton Utara)		*	54,816	Burangga
Muna Regency		287,732	268,140	Raha
Wakatobi Regency		96,413	92,922	Wanci, on Wangi-wangi Island
Island Regencies

* The 2005 population for North Buton Regency is included in the figure for Buton Regency.

# The figures for the Konawe Regency include those for the newly-established Konawe Islands Regency, and the figures for the Kolaka Regency include those for the newly-established East Kolaka Regency (which is wholly insular, essentially consisting of the island of Wawonii).

## The 2005 population for North Konawe Regency is included in the 2005 figure for Konawe Regency.

### Bombana Regency is partly peninsula (the areas around Poleang and Rumbia) and partly insular (including all of Kabaena Island).

In 2012-13 the Indonesian Government enacted the creation of 11 new Regencies and Municipalities, including the following in Southeast Sulawesi:

• Konawe Islands Regency
• East Kolaka Regency

Currently under consideration is the establishment of 4 further regencies in Southeast Sulawesi:

• South Buton Regency
• Central Buton Regency
• West Muna Regency
• Raha Municipality

Sail Wakatobi-Belitung 2011

Sail Wakatobi-Belitung 2011 (SWB 2011) was the biggest international marine event in Indonesia, following Sail Banda 2010 and Sail Bunaken 2009. The rally started from Darwin, Australia on July 23 and finished in Singapore. In Indonesia it passed through 21 districts and cities.^[2]