page_title: Gorontalo
section_title: Administrative divisions
hierarchical_section_title: Gorontalo / Politics / Administrative divisions
caption_attribution_description: English: Governor Office of Gorontalo Province, Indonesia (2011)
context_page_description: Gorontalo is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi. Located on the Minahasa Peninsula, Gorontalo was formerly part of the province of North Sulawesi until its inauguration on 5 December 2000. In Indonesia history, the only Indonesian President from the Gorontaloan people is the 3rd President of the Republic of Indonesia, Prof. DR. Ing. B.J. Habibie. His father, Alwi Abdul Jalil Habibie comes from the "Habibie" clan.
  The provincial capital as well as the main gateway and the most populated city is Gorontalo City which is also famous for the nickname "Porch of Medina".
  This is because the kingdoms of Gorontalo have applied Islamic law as a basis for implementing the law, both in the fields of government, society and the courts.
  The total area of the province is 12,435 square kilometres with a population of 1,133,237 as of 2016 with population density of 88 inhabitants per km².
context_section_description: The province is divided into five regencies (Indonesian: kabupaten) and only one city (Indonesian: kota). When the province was established in 2000, there were only two regencies and the city in the province. Splitting of regencies occurred in 2003 (when Pohuwato Regency was created from the western part of Boalemo Regency (itself only created in 1999 from the western part of Gorontalo Regency), and Bone Bolango Regency was created from the eastern part of Gorontalo Regency) and 2007 (when North Gorontalo Regency was created from the northern part of Gorontalo Regency). In 2013, Gorontalo Province consisted of 77 sub-districts and 735 villages.
  As of 2010, the list of regencies and cities in Gorontalo province is given in the table below.
  Note: * A city and also the provincial capital.
caption: Governor's office of Gorontalo Province (2010).
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