Suwawa
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Suwawa is a district (kecamatan) and capital district of Bone Bolango Regency, Gorontalo, Indonesia, also known as Tuwawa. The later name Tuwawa coming from a kingdom, said to have formed in the 4th century. However, the Kingdom is known around the 8th century.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Suwawa is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to Gorontalo, geographic coordinate system and Bone Bolango.
The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Populated places in Gorontalo (province) and Regency seats of Gorontalo.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Category:Suwawa, Bone Bolango
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Encyclopedic overview
Suwawa is a district (kecamatan) and capital district of Bone Bolango Regency, Gorontalo, Indonesia, also known as Tuwawa. The later name Tuwawa coming from a kingdom, said to have formed in the 4th century. However, the Kingdom is known around the 8th century.
The name "Suwawa" or "Tuwawa" comes from the word Tuwawa'a (Language of Suwawa) or Tuwawu (Language of Gorontalo), which means one. Essentially the word Towawa'a means "one body". It's also known as a social union by genealogy, territorial, and cultural communities that integrated by family, region and culture.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Suwawa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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