97.7% of the population in Gowa Regency is Muslim.
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The Muslim population in Gowa Regency, as of December 31, 2023, was recorded at 788,450 people. Compared to the previous year, the number of residents practicing Islam in the regency/city increased by 25,746 people.
According to data from the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Ditjen Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the proportion of the Muslim population in this regency/city reached 97.7 percent of the total population in 2024, which numbered 806,910 people.
Considering the distribution across the population of each region in South Sulawesi, the proportion of the Muslim population in Gowa Regency ranks third.
Below is the population of South Sulawesi by religion in 2023:
* Islam 788,454 (97.71%)
* Protestant 6,456 (0.8%)
* Catholic 4,245 (0.53%)
* Buddhist 635 (0.08%)
* Hindu 133 (0.02%)
* Indigenous Beliefs 75 (0.01%)
* Confucian 1 (0.0%)
Other regencies/cities in South Sulawesi with the largest Muslim populations are: Makassar City (1,310,005 people), Bone Regency (818,125 people), Bulukumba Regency (470,993 people), Jeneponto Regency (418,223 people), Pinrang Regency (406,971 people), Wajo Regency (405,045 people), Maros Regency (391,493 people), Pangkep Regency (356,610 people), Luwu Regency (333,859 people), and Takalar Regency (325,605 people).
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