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West Sulawesi (), covering a land area of 17,152.99 km2 with its capital at Mamuju, is a province of Indonesia on the western side of Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) island, consisting 6 regencies ( kabupaten), namely Polewali Mandar, Mamasa Regency, Majene Regency, Mamuju Regency, Central Mamuju and Pasangkayu (formerly called North Mamuju).
Gandang Dewata National Park, with its core at and around Gandang Dewata mountain, forms the centre of province. Gandangdewata, gunungbagging.com, accessed 20 March 2025. Karama RiverRand McNally, The New International Atlas, 1993. Lelo Karama at Geonames.org (cc-by); Last updated 2013-06-04; Database dump downloaded 2015-11-27 and Lariang River which rises in Donggala Regency of Central SulawesiSome maps such as and no longer use the name Lariang, but use Pebatua for the entire length. goes on to form part of the border between Central Sulawesi and West Sulawesi and enters the Macassar Strait just past the town of Lariang, (1985). 9780723002659, John Bartholomew and Sons, Ltd.. ISBN 9780723002659The 1964 U.S. Army topographic map Pasangkaju does not show the town of Lariang. are the major rivers which drain the province. Balabalagan Islands in Mamuju Regency are also part of the province. The islands rest on a coral reef, itself placed on an undersea bank which extends out from Kalimantan, presenting a major hazard to navigation; the Admiralty Pilot has warned that "No vessel should venture among them without local knowledge." Note that Google Books has mislabeled book.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
The province now forms one of Indonesia's 84 national electoral districts to elect members to the People's Representative Council. The West Sulawesi Electoral District consists of all of the 6 regencies in the province, and elects 4 members to the People's Representative Council.Law No. 7/2017 ( UU No. 7 Tahun 2017) as amended by Government Regulation in Lieu of Law No. 1/2022 and Regulation of General Elections Commission No. 6/2023.
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| Majene Regency | 99.75% | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Mamasa Regency | 20.29% | 70.80% | 4.35% | 2.92% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 1.62% |
| Mamuju Regency | 81.61% | 16.61% | 0.87% | 0.88% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Central Mamuju | 80.24% | 12.90% | 2.18% | 4.57% | 0.10% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| Pasangkayu | 86.98% | 6.99% | 1.83% | 4.19% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Polewali Mandar | 96.00% | 2.77% | 1.00% | 0.19% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| West Sulawesi | 82.22% | 14.82% | 1.47% | 1.25% | 0.04% | 0.01% | 0.19% |
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