Gorontalo is a city and the capital of the Gorontalo Province,

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. It is on the island of

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. The city has an area of 79.59 km² and had a population of 179,991 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 198,539 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 199,788.

Geography

Gorontalo shares its borders with

Bone Bolango Bone Bolango is a regency of Gorontalo Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sulawesi. It was established in 2003 under Law Number (''Undang-Undang Nomor'') 6/2003from the former eastern districts of Gorontalo Regency. It has an area of 1,915.44& ...

Regency (to the north and east), Tomini Gulf (to the south), and Gorontalo Regency (to the west). Its elevation does not rise above above mean sea level and the average temperature is .

Administrative Districts

As the time of the 2010 census, the city was divided into six

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(''kecamatan''), and an additional three districts were subsequently created by the splitting of existing districts. The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its postal codes. Note: (a) the population in 2010 of the three newly created districts is included in the figures for the districts from which they were created.

Climate

Gorontalo has a relatively dry

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(

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''Af'') with moderate rainfall year-round.

Infrastructure

The largest hospital on Gorontalo is the

Aloei Saboe Hospital Prof. Dr. dr. Aloei Saboe Regional General Hospital (''Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Prof. Dr. dr. Aloei Saboe'', or Aloei Saboe Hospital) is the largest hospital in Gorontalo, Gorontalo, Indonesia. It is managed by the city government. In 2006, it was r ...

Culinary

Cuisine in Gorontalo range from

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(as these can be easily found). Famous food "binthe Biluhuta" which is made out of corn, shredded

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, and some fish or dried

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s. Other than that, grilled

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with chilly sauce is very popular.

Sister cities

* Mamuju, Indonesia *

Bengkulu City Bengkulu ( Rejangese: ), formerly Bencoolen (Dutch: ''Benkoelen'') is the capital of the Indonesian province of Bengkulu. The city is the second largest city on the west coast of Sumatra Island after Padang. Previously this area was under the in ...

, Indonesia

References

External links

* 1728 establishments in Asia {{Gorontalo-geo-stub