Gowa Regency

Gowa Regency
Kabupaten Gowa
ᨅᨘᨈ ᨁᨚᨓ
Regency
Clockwise from top :
Lontara' Script in Balla Lompoa, Tamalate Palace, The Twin Bridge and Jeneberang River, Syech Yusuf Great Mosque, Fort Somba Opu, Malino Town City of Flower
Official seal of Gowa Regency
Seal
Motto(s): 
Rewako Gowa
Slogan: Gowa Bersejarah
Clean, prosperous, neat, safe, and green.
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
Gowa Regency is located in Sulawesi
Gowa Regency
Gowa Regency
Location in Sulawesi
Coordinates: 5°19′3″S 119°44′23″E / 5.31750°S 119.73972°E / -5.31750; 119.73972
Country Indonesia
Province South Sulawesi
Founded17 November 1320
CapitalSungguminasa
Government
 • RegentAdnan Purichta Ichsan Yasin Limpo
Area
 • Total
1,883.33 km2 (727.16 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 Estimate)[1]
 • Total
799,999
 • Density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)
WebsiteOfficial Website of the Government of Gowa Regency

Gowa (Makassar language : ᨁᨚᨓ) is a regency in the province of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It has an area of 1,883.33 km2 and a population of 652,329 at the 2010 census,[2] increasing to 765,836 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate at mid-2023 was 799,999 (comprising 396,130 males and 403,869 females).[1] The majority of the regency (the western eleven districts, with 632,039 inhabitants, or just over 79% of the regency's population in mid 2023) lies within the official metropolitan area of the city of Makassar, including the regency's administrative capital at Sungguminasa. The hill resort of Malino is in the eastern (non-metropolitan) part of the regency.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Gowa Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7306)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.