West Sulawesi is a province of Indonesia. It borders the provinces of South Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi to the east, Makassar Strait to the west, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The province also shares maritime borders with East Kalimantan and South Kalimantan to the west and West Nusa Tenggara to the south. It is located on the western side of Sulawesi island. It covers a land area of 17,152.99 km2, and its capital is the town of Mamuju. The 2010 Census recorded a population of 1,158,651, while that in 2020 recorded 1,419,228; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,481,077.
Polewali is the capital of the Polewali Mandar Regency of West Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Mandar is an Austronesian language spoken by the Mandar ethnic group living in West Sulawesi province of Indonesia, especially in the coastal regencies of Majene and Polewali Mandar, as well as in a few settlements in the islands of Pangkep District and Ujung Lero, a small peninsula near Pare-Pare).
Ardan Aras is an Indonesian politician and former professional footballer who plays as a central defender or left back, but can be deployed as a defensive midfielder as well.
Majene is the administrative capital of Majene Regency and it is located in the Indonesian province of West Sulawesi.
Polewali Mandar is one of the five regencies in West Sulawesi province of Indonesia. It borders on the regencies of Mamasa in the North, Majene in the West and Pinrang regency of South Sulawesi in the East. It covers an area of 2,074.76 km2 and had a population of 396,120 at the 2010 Census and 478,534 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 495,371. The regency is inhabited by various ethnic groups such as the Mandar, Buginese, Javanese and Toraja.
Majene Regency is one of the six regencies which comprise West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sulawesi. The town of Majene in the far south of the regency is the administrative capital, and consists of two administrative districts - Banggae and Banggae Timur. The population of Majene Regency was 151,197 at the 2010 Census and 174,407 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 181,360.
Irsyad Aras is an Indonesian former footballer. His brother Ardan Aras is also an Indonesian former footballer, who last played for Persijap Jepara in 2021–22 Liga 2.
Pattae' is the language spoken by the Pattae' people, an ethnic group living along the coast in the eastern part of Polewali Mandar Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia. Based on lexical similarity and mutual intelligibility, Pattae' has been classified as a dialect of the Mamasa language, but native speakers consider it a separate language.
The 2017 Liga 3 West Sulawesi season is the third edition of Liga 3 West Sulawesi is a qualifying round of the 2017 Liga 3. Mamuju Utama FC are the defending champions.
OTP37 is an Indonesian football club based in Mamuju, West Sulawesi. They are currently playing at Liga 3 and their homebase is Manakarra Stadium.
Andi Depu was an Indonesian revolutionary and leader of the Mandarese people against the Dutch during the Indonesian National Revolution. She was the first female high king or Maharani in Indonesia.
A moment magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Majene Regency in West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 15 January 2021, at 02:28 WITA. The reverse faulting shock initiated at 18.0 km (11.2 mi) depth with an epicenter inland, located 32 km (20 mi) south of Mamuju. It was preceded by a Mw 5.7 foreshock several hours prior. Shaking from the mainshock was assigned a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong) in Majene and Mamuju. Four of the five regencies in West Sulawesi were affected. More than 6,000 structures were damaged or destroyed; damage was estimated at Rp829.1 billion rupiah. At least 105 people were confirmed dead; more than 3,300 were injured and thousands were displaced.
PS Sandeq is an Indonesian football team based in Polewali Mandar, West Sulawesi. They currently competes in Liga 3.
The COVID-19 pandemic in West Sulawesi is a part of wider outbreak in Indonesia. The virus was confirmed to reach the province on 29 March 2020. As of 8 December 2021, there are confirmed 12,357 cases detected with 12,007 recoveries and 346 deaths.
The 2021 Liga 3 West Sulawesi was the sixth season of Liga 3 West Sulawesi as a qualifying round for the national round of the 2021–22 Liga 3.
Persatuan Sepakbola Mamuju Utara is an Indonesian football club based in Pasangkayu, West Sulawesi. They currently compete in the Liga 3.
The 2023–24 Liga 3 West Sulawesi is the seventh edition of Liga 3 West Sulawesi organized by Asprov PSSI West Sulawesi.
The 2024 West Sulawesi gubernatorial election will be held on 27 November 2024 as part of nationwide local elections to elect the governor of West Sulawesi for a five-year term. The previous election was held in 2017.
