This is the province with the largest Muslim population on the island of Sulawesi.

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Viva Budy Kusnandar 10/08/2022 16:00 WIB

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South Sulawesi is recorded as the province with the largest Muslim population on Sulawesi Island, reaching 8.31 million people.

Number of Muslim Residents in Sulawesi by Province (June 2022)

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Number of Muslim Residents in Sulawesi by Province (June 2022)

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According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil), the total population of Sulawesi Island was 20.34 million in June 2022.

Of this number, 16.55 million (81.39%) were Muslim. This means the majority of Sulawesi's population is Muslim.

South Sulawesi recorded the highest number of Muslim residents on the island, reaching 8.31 million (89.73% of its total population).

Following South Sulawesi is Southeast Sulawesi with 2.58 million Muslim residents (95.78%). This is followed by Central Sulawesi with 2.42 million (78.99%), West Sulawesi with 1.21 million (83.85%), and Gorontalo with 1.18 million (98.03%).

North Sulawesi had the lowest number of Muslim residents in Sulawesi Island, with only 847,160 (31.8%).

Overall, the number of Muslim Indonesians was 239.46 million at the end of June 2022. This accounts for 86.96% of the total national population of 275.36 million.

At the end of June 2022, 20.55 million (7.46%) of Indonesia's population practiced Christianity, and 8.45 million (3.07%) practiced Catholicism.

Furthermore, 4.68 million (1.7%) practiced Hinduism, 2.02 million (0.73%) practiced Buddhism, 73,910 (0.03%) practiced Confucianism, and 122,040 (0.04%) adhered to indigenous beliefs.

(Also read: This Province Has the Largest Muslim Population on Kalimantan Island)

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