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South Sulawesi
province, Indonesia
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Sulawesi Selatan
South Sulawesi, Indonesian Sulawesi Selatan, propinsi (or provinsi; province), central and southwestern Celebes (Sulawesi), Indonesia. It is bounded by the provinces of Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah) to the north, Southeast Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara) to the northeast, as well as by the Gulf of Bone to the east, the Flores Sea to the south, the Makassar Strait to the southwest, and the province of West Sulawesi (Sulawesi Barat) to the northwest. The province includes the following islands in the Flores Sea: Selayar, Tambolongang, Kalao, the Tanahjampea group, Bonerate, and Kalaotoa. The provincial capital is Makassar (formerly Ujungpandang). Area 18,038 square miles …(100 of 759 words)
