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South Sulawesi South Sulawesi is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the western side of the southern peninsula of Sulawesi. The Selayar Islands archipelago is part of the province. The 2010 census recorded the province’s population 8,032,551 making it the most populated province in Sulawesi. Its capital, Makassar, is a major regional center and the largest city on the island. South Sulawesi Province is divided into 26 regencies and 3 independent cities, listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census. South Sulawesi recorded 8,032,551 people in the decennial 2010 census, having a growth rate of 1.17 percent over the adjusted Indonesia 2000 census figure, less than the national average of 1.49 percent. West Sulawesi split off from South Sulawesi in 2004. There were 3,921,543 males and 4,111,008 females, 1,848,132 housing units with average of 4.34 per unit versus national average of 3.86, some 13.3 percent of the population was under the national poverty line. It i...

Toraja The Toraja are an ethnic group indigenous to a mountainous region of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Their population is approximately 650,000, of which 450,000 still live in the regency of Tana Toraja . Most of the population is Christian, and others are Muslim or have local animist beliefs known as aluk ("the way"). The Indonesian government has recognized this animist belief as Aluk To Dolo ("Way of the Ancestors"). The word toraja comes from the Bugis language's to riaja, meaning "people of the uplands". The Dutch colonial government named the people Toraja in 1909. Toraja ns are renowned for their elaborate funeral rites, burial sites carved into rocky cliffs, massive peaked-roof traditional houses known as tongkonan, and colorful wood carvings. Toraja funeral rites are important social events, usually attended by hundreds of people and lasting for several days. Before the 20th century, Toraja ns lived in autonomous villages, where they pr...