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Gorontalo city is the capital city of Gorontalo province, Indonesia. The city has an area of 79.59 km ² (0.5% of Gorontalo province) and a population of as much as ± 147 296 inhabitants (based on the gubernatorial race in 2006) with population density 1864 people / km ². The city has a motto of "Indigenous Bersendikan Personality ', Personality' Bersendikan God's Book" as a way of life that combines traditional society and religion.
Historically, the Peninsula Gorontalo formed approximately 400 years ago and is one of the old city on Sulawesi, in addition to Makassar, Pare-Pare, and Manado. Gorontalo at that time became one of the center spread of Islam in the East is from Ternate Indonesia, Gorontalo, Bone. Along with the spread of the Gorontalo became the center of education and trading communities in the region around like Bolaang Mongondow (North Sulawesi), Buol Toli-Toli, Luwuk Banggai, Donggala (Central Sulawesi), even up to Sulawesi Tenggara.Gorontalo be the center of education and commerce because of its strategic location Tomini Bay facing (the south) and the Celebes Sea (north).
The position of the Kingdom of Gorontalo town originally located in Lake Village District Hulawa now, precisely at the edge of the river Bolango. According to research, in the year 1024 AH, this Royal city was moved from Keluruhan Hulawa to Dungingi Tuladenggi Village of West City District today.
Later in the government era of Sultan Botutihe kingdom was moved from the town on the outskirts Dungingi Bolango river, into one location which is located between two villages of District and Village Biawao Limba B.
With a strategic location at the center of education and trade and the spread of Islamic religion is very big influence in the region Gorontalo around, even into the central government called the Regional Head of North Sulawesi, Gorontalo Afdeling covering Gorontalo and surrounding areas such as Tolitoli and Buol, Donggala and Bolaang Mongondow.
Before the colonial period Gorontalo local circumstances shaped the monarchies governed by customary law constitutional Gorontalo. Kingdoms were joined in a familial bond that is called "Pohala'a". According to Haga (1931) Gorontalo area there are five pohala'a:
Geography
Geographically, the city of Gorontalo is located between 00 ° 28 '17 "- 00 ° 35' 56" N and 122 ° 59 '44 "- 123 ° 05' 59" east longitude. Wilayahnyanya boundaries are as follows:
- North - Regency Bone Bolango
- South - Gulf Tomini
- West - Regency Gorontalo
- East - Bone County Bolango
The city is a lowland with an altitude of 000-500 m above sea level with an average rainfall 129 mm per month and an average temperature of 26.5 ° C
Gorontalo City occupies a vast valley that extends to the area of Bone County District Bolango and Gorontalo. Beach suburbs of the hills are composed of rock Karst including those bordering the Gulf coast in Tomini. This area is very prone to flooding, almost door is the mouth of the river water out of Bone. This estuary is the meeting of water from rivers and streams Bone Bolango before the merge with the sea water. In this estuary also contained island (delta) which began to grow and the trees and plants, including coconut. Every day of the second river is flowing water that has not been used optimally. Most of the terrain used for rice cultivation due to water flow throughout the year. In some areas there are pockets of water that covered Tumbango plants.
Economic
Economic growth in 2002 reached 6.59%, while GDP at constant prices in 2002 amounted to 246,604.30 million and a per capita income of Rp. 3,795,931.44, - economic activity is more sedentary population in services so that this sector contributes the largest contribution to GDP formation is followed by other sectors.