WEST SULAWESI PROVINCE PROFILE
- NAME : West Sulawesi
- CAPITAL : Mamuju
- AREA : 16,796.19 km2
- POPULATION : (2014) 1,284,620
- Ethnicity :Mandar (49.15%), Toraja (13.95%), Buginese (10.79%), Javanese (5.38%), Makassar (1.58%), and other (19.15%)
- Religions : Islam (82.22%), Prothesthanism (14.82%), Catholic (1.47%), Hinduism (1.25%),Buddhism (0.04%), other (0.20%)
- DETAILS OF TOP OFFICIALS
- Governor : Ali Baal Masdar
- Vice Governor : Enny Anggaeny Anwar
Rice is the primary food crop, followed by corn (maize), cassava, and yams. As for the plantation crops, there are coconuts, coffee, cocoa, cashews, and cloves. There are also horticulture products such as onions, tomatoes, eggplant, chili peppers, bananas, pineapples, mangos and various green vegetables. Rattan is also one of the important products in the regions.
- MAJOR AREAS OF INDUSTRY
- Coconut and coconut products
- Cocoa
- Coffee beans
- Rattan
- Tourism industry
