South Sulawesi
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| Capital | Makassar |
| Governor | Muhammad Amin Syam |
| Area | 72,781 km² (28,101 sq mi) |
| Population | 7,497,701 (2005)[1] |
| Density | 103/km² (266.8/sq mi) |
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| Languages | Buginese |
| Time zone | UTC+8 |
| Web site | sulsel.go.id |
South Sulawesi is a province of Indonesia, located on the western southern peninsula of Sulawesi island. The province is bordered by Central Sulawesi province to the north, South East Sulawesi province to the east and West Sulawesi province to the west (West Sulawesi province was split from South Sulawesi in 2004). The capital of South Sulawesi is Makassar.
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South Sulawesi is divided into following regencies with their capitals.
- Bantaeng Regency (Bantaeng)
- Barru Regency (Barru)
- Bone Regency (Watampone)
- Bulukumba Regency (Bulukumba)
- Enrekang Regency (Enrekang)
- Gowa Regency (Sungguminasa)
- Jeneponto Regency (Jeneponto)
- Luwu Regency (Palopo)
- East Luwu Regency (Malili)
- North Luwu Regency (Masamba)
- Maros Regency (Maros)
- Pangkajene Islands Regency (Pangkajene)
- Pinrang Regency (Pinrang)
- Selayar Regency (Benteng)
- Sinjai Regency (Sinjai)
- Sidenreng Rappang Regency (Sidenreng)
- Soppeng Regency (Watansoppeng)
- Takalar Regency (Takalar)
- Tana Toraja (Makale)
- Wajo Regency (Sengkang)
- ^ BPS Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan. "Number of Population, Sex Ratio, Member of Household and Average Household Member by Regency/City in Sulawesi Selatan, 2005". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-08-28.