Gorontalo is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi.
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33 Facts About Gorontalo
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Gorontalo comes from the word "Hulontalangi", which means "Valley of the Noble".
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Gorontalo comes from the word "Hulontalangi", which means "Inundated Land".
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Gorontalo comes from the word "Huidu Totolu", which means "Three Mountains".
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Gorontalo comes from the word "Pogulatalo", which means "Place of Waiting".
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Gorontalo was briefly occupied by the Japanese during World War II, before finally becoming part of the independent Republic of Indonesia.
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Gorontalo was incorporated into the province of North Sulawesi, but after the Fall of Suharto, the government decided to create a new province, owing to the cultural and religious differences to the Christian-majority province of North Sulawesi and as part of the country's decentralization program.
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Peninsula which includes Gorontalo has had some type of human civilization since approximately 1300 years ago.
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However, Gorontalo Peninsula did not just have historical records on the inscription King ancient tombs, but it has prehistoric sites.
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Between religion and customs in Gorontalo was fused with the term "Adat bersendikan Syara 'and Syara' bersendikan Kitabullah".
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Gorontalo is important to VOC because it contains food ingredients such as rice, chocolate and coconut, besides that in the mountains there are gold mines, such as in the areas of Samalata, Marisa, Bonepantai, and Bintauna.
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Gorontalo was subjected to air bombing as well as naval shelling by the Allies over the course of the war, resulting in severe civilian casualties.
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However, the Dutch returned to Gorontalo to assume control, resulting in an inevitable war between the Dutch forces and the Indonesian Republicans.
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In 1950, Gorontalo became part of the province of North Sulawesi in a now unitary Republic of Indonesia.
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However, Gorontalo was not much affected by the rebellion, as the locals still supported the central government.
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Gorontalo Province has relatively high air humidity, the average humidity in 2013 reached 86.
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In 2021, Gorontalo Province consisted of 77 districts comprising 734 villages.
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Gorontalo Regional People's Representative Council is a regional people's representative institution that is domiciled as an organizer of the regional government of Gorontalo province.
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Gorontalo is one of the busiest trade routes in Indonesia since ancient times.
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Gorontalo has a strategic geographic location for the national economy, because it has trade routes that are directly dealing with neighboring countries such as the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.
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The Indonesian Government considers that Gorontalo is one of the backbone of the economic, educational and cultural driving force in the Eastern Region of Indonesia.
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Economy in Gorontalo is one of the fastest growing economies in Indonesia.
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Gorontalo is an agricultural area with flat topography, hilly to mountainous, so that various types of food crops can grow well in this area.
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Gorontalo Regency is the regency with the greatest population, while North Gorontalo Regency has the least.
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In terms of linguistic, Gorontalo language are related to languages from North Sulawesi and the Philippines.
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The Philippine languages that are linguistically close to the Gorontalo language are such as Tagalog language, Cebuano language, Hiligaynon language, Bikol language and Waray-waray language.
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Gorontalo actually had local script as a very high tribal identity, namely "Aksara Suwawa-Gorontalo".
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Gorontalo has many types of traditional houses that are characteristic of the province, including the Dulohupa traditional house located in Gorontalo City and the Bandayo Poboide traditional house in Limboto.
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Gorontalo has a traditional martial arts called "Langga" or it can be called Silat Gorontalo.
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