Balaesang is a district of Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia [1] . The district capital is Tambu.
Balaesang | |
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  Balaesang Location in Sulawesi | |
| Coordinates: 0°06′00″S119°52′56″E / 0.1°S 119.8823°E Coordinates: 0°06′00″S119°52′56″E / 0.1°S 119.8823°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Sulawesi |
| Regency | Donggala Regency |
| Area | |
| • Total | 314,23 km2 (12,132 sq mi) |
| Population | 22.957 |
Central Sulawesi is a province of Indonesia located at the centre of the island of Sulawesi. The administrative capital and largest city is located in Palu. The 2010 census recorded a population of 2,635,009 for the province, and the 2015 Census of 2,872,859, while the latest official estimate is 3,042,100. Central Sulawesi has an area of 61,841.29 km2 (23,877 sq mi), the largest area among all provinces on Sulawesi Island, and has the second-largest population on Sulawesi Island after the province of South Sulawesi. It is bordered by the provinces of Gorontalo to the north, West Sulawesi, South Sulawesi and South East Sulawesi to the south, by Maluku to the east, and by the Makassar Strait to the west. The province is inhabited by many ethnic groups, such as the Kaili, Tolitoli, etc. The official language of the province is Indonesian, which is used for official purposes and inter-ethnic communication, while there are several indigenous language spoken by the Indigenous peoples of Central Sulawesi. Islam is the dominant religion in the province, followed by Christianity which are mostly adhered by the people in the eastern part of the province.
Palu is a chartered city on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, at the mouth of the Palu River. It is the capital of the province of Central Sulawesi, situated on a long, narrow bay. Because of its sheltered position between mountain ridges, the climate is unusually dry. At the 2015 census Palu had a population of around 367,600, not including those living in neighboring regencies. On 28 September 2018, the city suffered many casualties due to a tsunami, where at least 2,256 people lost their lives, while many others are still buried under the rubble and presumed dead.
Donggala Regency is a regency in the Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia.
Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport, formerly Masovu Airport, is an airport near Palu, the capital city of the province of Central Sulawesi on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. As the largest airport in Central Sulawesi, Mutiara SIS Al-Jufrie Airport serves as the main port of entry to the city of Palu as well as the surrounding area. The name airport can be separated into two part, "Mutiara" and "SIS Al-Jufrie". "Mutiara" means pearl in Indonesian, while "SIS Al-Jufrie" is an abbreviation of Sayyid Idrus bin Salim Al-Jufri, an Arab-Indonesian religious figure and an Indonesian National Hero from Central Sulawesi. He was a propagator of Islam in Central Sulawesi until his death in Palu in 1969. SIS Aljufri is also a religious figure and founder of the religious organization Alkhairaat that grew and developed rapidly in eastern Indonesia.
Lariang River is a river in Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Ngapa may refer to:
Ngapa is a village in Donggala Regency, in the province of Central Sulawesi in eastern Indonesia.
Persido stand for Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Donggala. Persido Donggala is an Indonesian football club based in Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi. Club played at Liga Indonesia Third Division.
Poso Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The principal town lies at Poso.
Wasi or WASI may refer to:
Wasi is an upland village in Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi, on the island of Sulawesi, in Indonesia. It lies at an elevation of approximately 357 meters. It is on the left (north) bank of a tributary of the Lariang River, upstream from Pilimakujawa.
Kaledo is a traditional cow's trotters soup served in spicy broth, from Donggala regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Per its name, the meat used in this particular food is cow's feet and its marrow. The dish originated from Donggala, and from there spread around Sulawesi.
Poso Football Club, commonly known as Poso F.C., is an Indonesian football club based in Poso Regency, Central Sulawesi. Club played in Nusantara League.
Banawa is the capital city of Donggala Regency, Indonesia.
Balaesang Tanjung is a district of Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The district capital is Malei.
Banawa Selatan is a district of Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The district capital is Watatu.
Banawa Tengah (Central Banawa) is a district of Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The district capital is Limboro.
Damsol is a district of Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The district capital is Sabang.
On 28 September 2018, a shallow, large earthquake struck in the neck of the Minahasa Peninsula, Indonesia, with its epicentre located in the mountainous Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi. The magnitude 7.5 quake was located 70 km (43 mi) away from the provincial capital Palu and was felt as far away as Samarinda on East Kalimantan and also in Tawau, Malaysia. This event was preceded by a sequence of foreshocks, the largest of which was a magnitude 6.1 tremor that occurred earlier that day.
Operation Samudra Maitri is the relief effort launched by India to assist the victims of the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia. The operation was launched after communication between the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and President of Indonesia Joko Widodo on 1 October 2018.
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