Gorontalo (city)

Gorontalo
Hulontalo (Gorontalo)
City of Gorontalo
Kota Gorontalo
A view of Gorontalo
A view of Gorontalo
Flag of Gorontalo
Coat of arms of Gorontalo
Location within Gorontalo Province
Location within Gorontalo Province
Gorontalo is located in Sulawesi
Gorontalo
Gorontalo
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Gorontalo is located in Indonesia
Gorontalo
Gorontalo
Gorontalo (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°32′32″N 123°3′41″E / 0.54222°N 123.06139°E / 0.54222; 123.06139
Country Indonesia
RegionSulawesi
Province Gorontalo
Government
 • MayorMarten A. Taha
 • Vice MayorBudi Doku
Area
 • Total79.59 km2 (30.73 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total205,390
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code(+62) 435
HDI (2022)Increase 0.782 (High)
Websitewww.gorontalokota.go.id

Gorontalo (Gorontalo: Hulontalo) is a city and the capital of the Gorontalo Province, Sulawesi, Indonesia. The city has an area of 79.59 km2 and had a population of 179,991 at the 2010 census[2] and 198,539 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 205,390.[1] Previously part of North Sulawesi, it became the capital of the newly-formed Gorontalo Province on 5 December 2000 when that province was separated from North Sulawesi. As the largest settlement and the only city in the province, it is the economic, political, and educational center of the province, hosting most of its universities and is the location of one of the only two public university in the province.

The city is also cultural center of the Gorontalo people and have been under various small kingdoms and later the Islamic Gorontalo Kingdom, among others before being incorporated under Dutch East Indies as Afdeling Gorontalo and then later kotapraja under the Indonesian Republic. Due to relatively religious culture of the Gorontaloan people and its history with Islam, the city is sometimes referred to as "Porch of Medina".[4]

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Gorontalo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7571)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Media, Kompas Cyber (25 July 2022). "Mengapa Gorontalo Disebut Kota Serambi Madinah? Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 31 October 2023.