Social and Culture in Central Sulawesi

Central Sulawesi capital of Palu is. The city is located in the Gulf of Palu and two by the Palu River Valley endwise from Palu and empty the sea. A native of South Central is made up of 12 ethnic groups or tribes, namely:

1. Kaili ethnic peace in the district of Donggala and Palu;
2. Ethnic Kulawi Donggala residence in the district;
3. Lore ethnic peace in the Poso district;
4. Amona ethnic peace in the Poso district;
5. Mori ethnic peace in Morowali district;
6. Ethnic Bungku dwells in Morowali district;
7. Saluan ethnic or Loinang dwells in Banggai regency;
8. Ethnic Balantak dwells in Banggai regency;
9. Banggai ethnic peace in the Banggai Islands;
10. Ethnic occupy Buol district Buol;
11. Tolitoli ethnic peace in the district and Tolitoli
12. Tomini ethnic inhabited districts Moutong Parigi.

Of 12 groups / ethnicity, the number of indigenous leaders are stakeholders as much as 216 people.

In addition to the 12 ethnic groups, there are several tribes living in mountainous areas such as ethnic Da'a in Donggala, Morowali tribe in Wana, the tribe of the Banggai Seasea and tribes in the Daya Buol Tolitoli. Although the community of Central Sulawesi has around 22 different languages of each other between the tribes with each other, but people can communicate with each other using English as the national language and language daily.

In addition to the natives, also in Central Sulawesi is inhabited by transmigrants as from Bali, Java, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara with the Bugis community and other ethnic and Makassar in Indonesia since the early 19th century and is diffuse. The number of residents in the area around 2,128,000 inhabitants who are the majority of Islam, other Christian, Hindu and Buddhist. Tolerance level is very high and the spirit of mutual help is a strong part of community life.

People living in rural areas diketuai by tradition the head of the government in addition to leaders such as the Village Head. Chairman of the customary law and set a fine for the violation of water buffalo. Generally, people are often friendly and honest conduct ceremonies to welcome the guests such as the white chicken, rice, eggs, and palm wine is fermented and stored in the bamboo.

Traditionally, the people of Central Sulawesi has a set of custom clothing made from bark ivo (beech Beringin) fine and high quality. This distinguished traditional clothing for men and women.
Elements of culture and tradition which is still owned by, among others:

1. Traditional clothing made from bark ivo;
2. Custom house called tambi;
3. Traditional ceremonies;

In addition to customs and culture have the characteristic of the region, in Central Sulawesi also has a craft-a craft that is also unique:

1. Woodcraft black (ebony);
2. Crafts braid;
3. Donggala handicrafts woven fabric; and
4. Crafts leather clothing ivo.

General conditions keber-agamaan in 2005 of the community consists of:

1. The community level with Islam as a percentage of 78.9%;
2. The Society Religion Protestant Christian, with percentage of 16.29%;
3. Religion Christian community the Catholic percentage of the level of 1.47%;
4. Religion Hindu community with the level of 3.07% percentage;
5. Religion Buddhist community with the level of 0.68% percentage. Embraces religious diversity in the Central Sulawesi Communicate through the Communication Forum of Religion people who work mendinamisir harmonious life among religious people, religious people and the internal harmony among the people are with the government, with the pattern of mutual respect between each other.

by:Indonesia