North Sulawesi - Demographics

Demographics

North Sulawesi recorded 2,265,937 people in the decennial 2010 Census, with 1,157,551 males and 1,108,378 females, growing at 1.41% over the previous census. The slowest growing regency was that of the Sangihe Islands. In 2010, about 68% were Christian (predominantly Protestantism with a sizeable Catholic minority), one of the few exceptions in the predominantly Muslim Indonesia, due to the prominent Dutch missionary activity during the colonial era. There are also Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist minorities. The largest ethnic group is Minahasan. The province's chief city is Manado with population of 408,354 people in 2010.