Gorontalo (city)

Gorontalo is a city and the capital of the Gorontalo Province, Indonesia. It is on the island of Sulawesi. The city has an area of 79.59 km2 and had a population of 179,991 at the 2010 Census[2] and 198,539 at the 2020 Census.[1]

Gorontalo
City
Gorontalo City
Kota Gorontalo
A view of Gorontalo
Flag
Coat of arms
Location within Gorontalo Province
Gorontalo
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Gorontalo
Gorontalo (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°32′N 123°4′E
Country Indonesia
Province Gorontalo
Founded18 March 1728
Government
 • MayorMarten A. Taha
 • Vice MayorBudi Doku
Area
 • Total79.59 km2 (30.73 sq mi)
Elevation
9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total198,539
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code(+62) 435
Websitewww.gorontalokota.go.id

Geography

Gorontalo shares its borders with Bone Bolango Regency (to the north and east), Tomini Gulf (to the south), and Gorontalo Regency (to the west). Its elevation does not rise above 500 metres or 1,640 feet above mean sea level and the average temperature is 26.5 °C or 79.7 °F.

Administrative Districts

As the time of the 2010 Census, the city was divided into six districts (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[2] and the 2020 Census.[1] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.

District
Name		Area
in km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		No.
of
vill.		Post
codes
Kota Barat
(West City)		20.0820,22024,011796131
-96136
Dungingi4.6721,56825,439596135
-96139
Kota Selatan
(South City)		2.8135,98820,287596111
-96115
Kota Timur
(East City)		5.3242,15526,691696112
-96119
Hulonthalangi14.23(a)16,352596111
-96117
Dumbo Raya14.04(a)18,489596112
-96119
Kota Utara
(North City)		8.0233,14920,692696121
-96123
Kota Tengah
(Central City)		4.8127,04727,398696127
-96129
Sipatana5.05(a)19,180596121
-96126
Totals79.03180.127198,53950

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 tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) with moderate rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Gorontalo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.8
(87.4)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.2
(88.2)		 31.9
(89.4)		 31.7
(89.1)		 31.0
(87.8)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.4
(88.5)		 32.1
(89.8)		 32.5
(90.5)		 32.2
(90.0)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.5
(88.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.7
(80.1)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.9
(80.4)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.4
(81.3)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.5
(81.5)		 27.2
(81.0)		 27.0
(80.6)
Average low °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.9
(73.2)		 23.2
(73.8)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.3
(72.1)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 101
(4.0)		 95
(3.7)		 101
(4.0)		 105
(4.1)		 148
(5.8)		 133
(5.2)		 117
(4.6)		 74
(2.9)		 67
(2.6)		 99
(3.9)		 128
(5.0)		 117
(4.6)		 1,285
(50.4)
Source: [3]

Infrastructure

The largest hospital on Gorontalo is the Aloei Saboe Hospital.

Culinary

Cuisine in Gorontalo range from seafood to corn (as these can be easily found). Famous food "binthe Biluhuta" which is made out of corn, shredded coconut, basil, and some fish or dried prawns. Other than that, grilled tuna with chilly sauce is very popular.

Sister cities

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. "Climate Gorontalo (Indonesia)". climate-date.org. Retrieved 19 December 2021.


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