Central Sulawesi

Central Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Tengah) is a province of Indonesia located in the north-central part of the island of Sulawesi. The administrative capital and largest city is located in Palu. The province borders those of Gorontalo to the east and Southeast Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, and West Sulawesi all to the south, and also shares maritime borders with East Kalimantan to the west, North Maluku to the east, and Malaysia and the Philippines to the north.

The 2010 census recorded a population of 2,635,009 for the province, and the 2020 Census recorded 2,985,734, of whom 1,534,706 were male and 1,451,028 were female. The official estimate as at mid 2025 was 3,156,100 (comprising 1,617,220 males and 1,538,880 females). According to BPS (Indonesia's Central Statistics Bureau), Central Sulawesi has an area of 61,496.98 km (23,744 sq mi); the province has the largest area among all provinces on Sulawesi Island, and has the second-largest population on Sulawesi Island after the province of South Sulawesi.