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The majority of West Sulawesi's population was Muslim in 2021.

Viva Budy Kusnandar 28/03/2022 10:00 WIB

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Approximately 1.21 million people in West Sulawesi are Muslim.

Percentage of West Sulawesi Population by Religion/Belief (2021)

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Percentage of West Sulawesi Population by Religion/Belief (2021)

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The Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration (Dukcapil) of the Ministry of Home Affairs recorded a population of 1.44 million in West Sulawesi in 2021.

Of this number, the majority of the population in the province with Mamuju as its capital city are Muslim. As of the end of last year, 1.21 million (83.81%) of West Sulawesi's population were Muslim.

The next largest religion is Christianity. A total of 192,480 (13.35%) of West Sulawesi's population are Christian. Furthermore, 19,510 (1.35%) practice Hinduism, and 15,650 (1.09%) are Catholic.

Next, there are 419 followers of Buddhism in West Sulawesi (0.03%). This is followed by 6 followers of Confucianism (0.0%) and 5,420 (0.38%) adhering to indigenous beliefs.

West Sulawesi is the 33rd province in Indonesia, formed in 2004. It was created from a division of South Sulawesi Province. Administratively, West Sulawesi is divided into 6 regencies, 69 districts, 575 villages, and 73 urban villages.

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