Province

Gorontalo

Gorontalo

Located on the Minahasa Peninsula, Gorontalo is a province that was formerly part of the North Sulawesi province until it was separated on December 5, 2000. Covering 12,025 square kilometers of land area, Gorontalo’s administrative region is divided into five regencies: Boalemo, Bolango, North Gorontalo, and Pohuato. The province is also home to one municipality, Gorontalo, which also serves as the province’s capital city.

Based on data from the Gorontalo Central Statistics Agency (BPS), as of 2022, Gorontalo has a population of 1.1 million people. Based on religious groups, the majority of residents in the province are Muslim, followed by Christians, Hindus, Catholics, Buddhists, and others. Regarding ethnic groups, the majority are Gorontaloan people who spread from North Sulawesi in the east towards Central Sulawesi in the west. Additionally, there are the Sama-Bajau people, sea nomads originating from the Southern Philippines, who reside in villages along the coast of Gorontalo. Other ethnic groups in Gorontalo are mostly people who migrated from other parts of Indonesia, such as the Javanese and Bugis people.

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Gorontalo’s economy

In 2023, the Gorontalo Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded the province’s Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) at Rp 31.6 billion. The largest contributing sector to the GRDP data is the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector, which contributed Rp 11.3 billion. The next two sectors which significantly contribute to Gorontalo’s GRDP are the wholesale and retail trade sector, including the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, with Rp 4.1 billion, and the construction sector with Rp 3.4 billion.

In terms of exports, Gorontalo’s export value in 2024 amounts to US$55.1 million. The Philippines is listed as the province’s main export destination with an export value of US$19.8 million or approximately 36.01 percent of the total export value. Based on commodities, Gorontalo mostly exports corn with a Free on Board (FOB) value of US$17.8 million. Additionally, the province exports wood and wooden goods with a FOB value of US$14.6 million and US$14.5 million worth of fruits and nuts.

Gorontalo also has a national strategic project (PSN) being developed in the area, namely the Bulango Ulu dam.

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Latest News

January 13, 2025

The export value of Gorontalo Province dropped by 11.5 percent month-to-month (mtm) from about US$4.77 million in September 2024 to US$4.22 million in October 2024.

"Some commodities originating from Gorontalo Province are exported through ports or airports in other provinces," Statistics Indonesia (BPS) Gorontalo Province Head Mukhamad Mukhanif explained on Dec. 2, 2024.

For example, the fish, shrimp, and crab commodity group (Harmonized System Code 03, or HS 03) was exported through Labuan Bajo Port in East Nusa Tenggara Province to Thailand and Malaysia for US$39,034. The postal packages, parcels and returned goods commodity group (HS 99) was exported through Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta to Taiwan and Vietnam for US$145.

The processed and preserved fruit as well as seed and nut commodity group (HS 08) worth about US$1.19 million combined was exported through Tanjung Perak Port. Their destinations include China for US$96,750, Australia for US$228,800, England for US$54,600, the Netherlands for US$114,400, Germany for US$380,400, Poland for US$111,800, Kazakhstan for US$56,000, and Russia for US$150,150.

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