Southeast Sulawesi

Southeast Sulawesi Sulawesi Tenggara
Province
Province of Southeast Sulawesi
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Motto(s):  Inae Konasara Iye Pinesara Inae Liasara Iye Pinekasara (Tolaki) "Whoever respects customs, he will be honored, but whoever does not respect customs, he will not be respected"
Location of Southeast Sulawesi in Indonesia
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Coordinates: 3°57′00″S 122°30′00″E / 3.95000°S 122.50000°E / -3.95000; 122.50000
Founded	27 April 1964
Capital and largest city	Kendari
Government
• Body	Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Government
• Governor	Andap Budhi Revianto (Acting)
• Vice Governor	Vacant
Area
• Total	38,430.84 km2 (14,838.23 sq mi)
• Rank	24th in Indonesia
Highest elevation (Mount Menkongga)	2,650 m (8,694 ft)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	2,743,574
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	36% Tolaki 26% Butonese 19% Muna 10% Moronene 5.2% Wawonii 3.5% Chinese 0.3% other
• Religion	96% Islam 2.3% Christianity 1.1% Hinduism 0.4% Buddhism
• Languages	Indonesian (official) Buginese (lingua franca) Cia-Cia, Moronene, Muna, Tolaki, Wakatobi, Wolio (regional)
Time zone	UTC+08 (Indonesia Central Time)
GDP (nominal)	2022
- Total	Rp 158,761 billion (23rd) US$ 10.69 billion US$ 33.36 billion (PPP)
- Per capita	Rp 58.76 million (19th) US$ 3,958 US$ 12,350 (PPP)
- Growth	5.25%
HDI	0.728 (High)
HDI rank	17th (2023)
Website	sultraprov.go.id

Southeast Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Tenggara, often abbreviated to Sultra), is a province on the island of Sulawesi, forming the southeastern peninsula of that island, together with a number of substantial offshore islands such as Buton, Muna, Kabaena and Wawonii (formerly called Wowoni), together with many smaller islands. It is bordered by South Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi to the north, sharing a maritime border with Maluku and North Maluku to the east and East Nusa Tenggara to the south, as well a very narrow maritime border with East Timor to the south. The capital is the city of Kendari, on the east coast of the peninsula.

The province has no highway road connecting 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.