Enjoying The Mountainous Panorama of Gorontalo ---Gorontalo province mostly contains of mountainous area that stretches form the north to the south of the province. The Mountainous panorama of Gorontalo is magnificent.The mountains and forests are the homes of unique animals and trees. Anoa, tarsius, maleo bird, babi rusa (deer pig) are among the rare species that can be found here. Maleo, for instance, is a species of birds which lay eggs bigger than themselves. While Tarsius is the smallest primate in the world; it has approximately 10 cm length.
You can find Ebony, Lingua, Nantu, Meranti and Rattan trees in Gorontalo’s forest. In the south part of Gorontalo’s sea, which is known as Teluk Tomini, there are a number of small islands which spreads around the sea. Those islands are still unsettled and beautiful white sands surround each of them. Teluk Tomini (Tomini Bay) is a heaven for divers, because the geographic position of “Teluk Tomini” itself, which is crossed by the equator line, has naturally presented various kinds of sea creature inside.
The History of Gorontalo
In the past, several kingdoms formed some kind of brotherly alliance called Pohalaa. There were five, namely Gorontalo, Limboto, Suwawa, Boalemo and Atinggola. In late 19th century, Dutch colonized this area until Japan took over. After Japan lost in WW2, Dutch tried to reign again by creating a puppet country, but the people vehemently opposed this so Gorontalo became a part of Indonesia in 1950.
It used to belong to North Sulawesi province. In 2000 it was stated to be a new province but this was not legalized until 2001. Gorontalo is the 32nd province of Indonesia.
Entry Points to Gorontalo
Regular flights service to Jalaludin Airport, from Manado or Makassar.
The locals belong to Malay, Polynesia group. People of Ternate, Tidore, Bugis, Makassar are also abundant here. Culinary enthusiast should try milu siram. It's a soup made of corn, fish, salt, grated coconut, chili and lime. It can be found almost anywhere, most notably in the stalls around the market at night. Dutch influence also makes Gorontalo one of the best bakeries in Indonesia. Cakes and pastries are delectable and suitable for your people with sweet tooth.
