Gorontalo

**Gorontalo** (Gorontaloan: _Hulontalo_) is a province of Indonesia. It is on the island of Sulawesi. Gorontalo is part of the Minahasa Peninsula. Gorontalo was part of the province of North Sulawesi until it became a new, separate province on 5 December 2000. The provincial capital and largest city is Gorontalo City.

## Religion

Like most Indonesian provinces, Islam is the majority religion. Islam came to Gorontalo in the 15th century from Ternate and Bone. Non-governmental Islamic organisations such as Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah have offices in Gorontalo.

Christians are the second-largest population in Gorontalo. Most are migrants from North Sulawesi and other parts of Indonesia. They are 2.19% of the population. There are several churches in Gorontalo.

Other religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism are mostly followed by migrants from other parts of Indonesia.

## Language

Indonesian is the official language of the province. Road signs and government documents are in Indonesian. However, Gorontaloan language is the most common spoken language in the province. There are several other languages that are similar and may be dialects of Gorontaloan. These include: Suwawa language, Atinggola language, Limboto language, Kwandang language, Tilamuta language and Sumawata language.

Gorontaloan is related to languages from North Sulawesi and the Philippines. Gorontaloan is written in the Latin alphabet. Gorontaloan is the language of everyday life. However, Indonesian is used in schools, the media, and government.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Gorontalo
- **type**: Provinces of Indonesia, Province
- **translit lang1**: Regional
- **translit lang1 type1**: Gorontaloan language, Gorontaloan
- **translit lang1 info1**: Hulontalo
- **image caption**: From top, left to right : Lake Perintis, Gorontaloan traditional martial arts, Tumbiloto Festival, Lake Limboto, the beach of Saronde Island, Fort Otanaha
- **image seal**: Coat of arms of Gorontalo.svg
- **image flag**: File:Gorontalo flag.png
- **nickname**: _Bumi Serambi Madinah_ (Medina's Porch)
- **motto**: _Adati Hula-hula'a to Sara'a, Sara'a hula-hula'a to Kuru'ani_ (Tradition rooted in the Sharia, the Sharia rooted in the Quran)
- **image map**: Gorontalo in Indonesia.svg
- **map caption**: Location of Gorontalo in Indonesia
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 5 December 2000
- **seat type**: Capital

- **seat**: Gorontalo (city), Gorontalo
- **leader party**: Golkar Party, Golkar
- **leader title**: Governor
- **leader name**: Rusli Habibie
- **unit pref**: Metric
- **area total km2**: 12.435
- **area rank**: Provinces of Indonesia, 29th
- **population total**: 1.133.237
- **population as of**: 2016
- **population density km2**: auto
- **demographics type1**: Demographics
- **demographics1 title1**: Ethnic groups
- **timezone1**: Time in Indonesia, Indonesia Central Time
- **utc offset1**: +08
- **postal code type**: Postal codes in Indonesia, Postcodes
- **postal code**: 90xxx, 91xxx, 92xxx
- **area code**: (+62) 4xx
- **area code type**: Telephone numbers in Indonesia, Area codes
- **registration plate**: Vehicle registration plates of Indonesia, DM
- **blank name sec1**: Human Development Index, HDI
- **blank info sec1**: 0.670 ()
- **blank1 name sec1**: HDI rank
- **blank1 info sec1**: List of Indonesian provinces by Human Development Index, 28th (2017)
- **website**: [http://www.gorontaloprov.go.id www.gorontaloprov.go.id]
- **leader title2**: Vice Governor
- **leader name2**: Idris Rahim
- **demographics1 info1**: Gorontaloan people, Gorontaloan, Atinggolan people, Atinggolan, Bolangoan people, Bolangoan, Suwawan people, Suwawan, Mongondowi people, Mongondowi
- **demographics1 title2**: Religion <small>(2017)</small>
- **demographics1 info2**: Islam (96.66%)
 Protestantism (2.19%)
 Catholicism (0.69%)
 Hinduism (0.38%)
 Buddhism (0.08%)
- **demographics1 title3**: Languages
- **demographics1 info3**: Indonesian language, Indonesian (official)
Gorontalo language, Gorontaloan (regional)
- **iso code**: ID-GO