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The Very Indigenous Papua

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West Papua West Papua, it was known as West Irian Jaya is one of Indonesia Provinces that stand on the west side of Papua Island. West Papua and Papua is a province which has a special autonomy status from Indonesian government. The capital of this province is Manokwari, it consist of eight regencies and one city. West Papua is a potential land ever, regarding the plantation, mining, tourism, and forest products. The commodities are coming from Pearl and sea grass from Raja Ampat, the traditional cloth of Kain Timor is…

North Moluccas, The Home of Unique Creatures

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North Maluku North Moluccas is a part of Maluku Island which a province of northeastern Indonesia. The temporary capital is on Ternate. After the government infrastructure and other facilities is built, the government activities will be moved from Ternate to Sofifi. Sofifi is is a village in North Oba district, which is the definitive capital of North Maluku province. At early begin, before the invasion North Maluku was the biggest four Islamic kingdom on Eastern Nusantara which called as Four Mountain Sultanate in Maluku. Those four are: Bacan, Jailolo, Tidore…

Ambon Manise, The Sweetest Province

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Maluku Maluku or Moluccas is one of Indonesia Provinces, that lay on Maluku Islands. The main city and the capital city is Ambon. Maluku is culturally and geographically associated with Melanesian. In 1999, Maluku was divided into North Maluku Province. Maluku ethnic is dominated by the Pacific Melanesian tribes, who were allied with Fiji, Tonga, and some of the islands which is spread all over the Pacific Ocean islands. Some proves are shown that Maluku has ties with the traditions of the Pacific Islands nations, such as language, folk songs,…

North Sulawesi, Where The Beauty Lies

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North Sulawesi The last province that stay on Sulawesi Island is North Sulawesi, with the capital of well-known city of Menado. The religion from this province is predominantly Christian, with some of Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist. The indigenous people from this province are mostly coming from the Minahasan ethnic. Menado people is popular with their culture among other area, dominantly from their food, their tourism object, even the women. Menadonese women are very popular with their beauty, white skin, chubby cheek, and mostly become an artist or a model. One…

Gorontalo, The Waiting Place

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Gorontalo After apart from North Sulawesi, Gorontalo become an independent province on December 2000, with the capital of Gorontalo itself. There are some opinion about the meaning of Gorontalo name, like; Hulontalangio, which is a name of a tribe that resided in the area; Hua Lolontalango, which means cavemen who used to walk back and forth; Hulutalangi, which means a nobler, Huluo Lo Tola, which means a place where snakehead fish breed; Pongolatalo or Pohulatalo, which means a waiting place; Gunung Telu, which means three mountains; Hunto, which means a…

The Cultural Diversities In Central Sulawesi

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Central Sulawesi Settled on the heart of Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi become a very rich province in Indonesia for its culture regarding the 19 ethnic groups that live in that province with 22 languages taken from each ethnics. Nevertheless, Bahasa Indonesia is still the mother tongue to communicate with others. Beside the indigenous that live in Central Sulawesi, there are other immigrants from Bali, Java, East-Nusa Tenggara, West-Nusa Tenggara and other immigrants from Bugis, Makassar and Torajan ethnics. At early begin, this province was the Government of the Kingdom which consists…

The Blue Atmosphere Along The Peninsula

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Southeast Sulawesi Another province that stay on Sulawesi Island is Southeast Sulawesi with the capital city of Kendari which located on the east coast of the peninsula. The local inhabitant is ethnic of Tolaki, Buton and Muna. The economic commodities on South Sulawesi is about their agriculture such as, cocoa, cashew, coconut, clove, coffee, pepper and vanilla nut. Forestry, including logs and sawn timber. Fisheries, including inland fisheries and sea fisheries. Livestock, including cows, buffaloes and goats. Mining, including asphalt, nickel, gold, marble, semi precious stones, Onix, limestone and clay.…

Enchanting Toraja on South Sulawesi

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South Sulawesi South Sulawesi is one of Indonesia Provinces that lies on Sulawesi Island. Makassar is the capital of this province that was called as Ujung Pandang. The local inhabitant that stay in South Sulawesi is dominated by Bugis and Makassar people, but Toraja ethnic is the indigenous ethnic people from South Sulawesi. Islam is the religion that most people in South Sulawesi hold, except in Toraja that mostly have Christian as their religion or they still have their animist belief known as Aluk, meaning “the way”. The Indonesian government…

The Rich Province of East Borneo

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East Kalimantan East Borneo is the second largest province in Kalimantan. This province is ao rich with its natural resources that coming from two main cities of Samarinda, which is the capital and the center of timber product, and Balikpapan as a petroleum center with oil refinery. Since Indonesia start the mineral and natural resources for foreign investment in 1970s, East Borneo become the center area for those exotic forest products like timber and petroleum. Moreover, the existence of Pertamina as an oil refinery company from the Royal Dutch Shell…

The Thousand River of South Borneo

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South Kalimantan Banjarmasin is the capital city of this Province. South Borneo is located in Borneo Island, with boundaries of Makassar Strait in the east, Central Kalimantan in the west and north, the Java Sea in the south and a small part of East Kalimantan in the north. The history remain that South Borneo was start the early life since 8000 BC, when People of Austrolomelanisia was settled on caves at Meratus mountain. Second believed that on 2500 BC, the Proto Malay people from Formosa Island moved to Borneo, and…