West Sulawesi

West Sulawesi () is a province of Indonesia. It is on Sulawesi island. Its capital is Mamuju. The population was  1,158,651 in the 2010 Census. In 2014, the government reported the population as 1,284,620. The area of the province is 16,796.19 km2. The province was established in 2004. It separated from South Sulawesi.

 Economy 

Main industries in the province are mining, agriculture and fishing.

Demographics
The population in the 2010 census was 1,158,651. 171,356 people live below the poverty line of Indonesia.

 Religion 
+ Religion by Regency in West Sulawesi Province (2016) Regency/City Islam Christian(Protestant) Catholic Hinduism Buddhism Confucianism(Konghucu) Folk Majene 99.75% 0.10% 0.10% 0.02% 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% Mamasa 20.29% 70.80% 4.35% 2.92% 0.01% 0.01% 1.62% Mamuju 81.61% 16.61% 0.87% 0.88% 0.02% 0.01% 0.00% Central Mamuju 80.24% 12.90% 2.18% 4.57% 0.10% 0.01% 0.01% Pasangkayu 86.98% 6.99% 1.83% 4.19% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% Polewali Mandar 96.00% 2.77% 1.00% 0.19% 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% West Sulawesi 82.22% 14.82% 1.47% 1.25% 0.04% 0.01% 0.19% 

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