11 Facts About North Sulawesi

North Sulawesi in the past was an area of potential spices, rice and gold which became a battleground for the interests of economic hegemony between the Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and the Kingdoms around this area, which ultimately led to political and military struggles.

The island of North Sulawesi was governed briefly as a single province, before being separated into several different provinces.

North Sulawesi's arrival resulted in an agreement with the Minahasan chiefs who led to Dutch domination for the next 300 years although the direct rule by the Dutch only began in 1870.

The appointment of Sam Ratulangi as the first governor of North Sulawesi then succeeded in winning Minahasan support to the Republic of Indonesia.

In 1946 in North Sulawesi was formed the State of East Indonesia, which later became one of the states within the United States of Indonesia.

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At that time the central government had controlled South Sulawesi, but in the North there were no strong figures of the central government and there were rumors that the United States was armed with rebellion in Sumatra, has links with Minahasan leaders.

Province of North Sulawesi is located in the northern peninsula of Sulawesi Island and is one of three provinces in Indonesia which has geoposition, geostrategy and geopolitical advantages and is located on the Pacific Rim.

Some mountains in North Sulawesi are Mount Klabat in North Minahasa, Mount Lokon, Mount Mahawu in Tomohon, Mount Soputan in Southeast Minahasa, Mount Dua Saudara in Bitung, Mount Awu, Mount Space, Mount Karangketang, Mount Dalage, in Sangihe and Talaud, Mount Ambang, Mount Gambula and Mount Batu Balawan.

In general, the varieties of flora and fauna in North Sulawesi are similar to those in other parts of Indonesia, except for some animals not found in other areas such as Deer, Maleo, Taong, Mini Tarsius Spectrum in Bitung City Nature Reserve And Coelacanth off the coast of Manado.

Ethnicity in North Sulawesi is more heterogeneous then other parts of Indonesia.

North Sulawesi is divided into eleven regencies and four independent cities, listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.