Gorontalo (province)

Gorontalo is a province in Northern Sulawesi.

Cities and towns

• 1 Gorontalo — The province capital city.
• Kwandang
• Suwawa
• Marisa
• Limboto
• Tilamuta

Understand

Climate

As the peninsula of which Gorontalo Province is a part is located near the equator, this area has a fairly high air temperature. The minimum temperature occurs in September which is 22.8 °C. While the maximum temperature occurs in October with a temperature of 33.5 °C.

Gorontalo Province has relatively high air humidity. Whereas the highest rainfall occurs in May, which is 307.9 mm but the highest number of rainy days is in July and December, which is 24 days.

Talk

Gorontaloan language is the most spoken language in the province. Apart from Gorontaloan language, there are several languages that are similar which are considered by linguists as Gorontaloan dialects include Suwawa language, Atinggola language, Limboto language, Kwandang language, Tilamuta language and Sumawata language.

Philippine languages that are linguistically close to the Gorontalo language are such as Tagalog language, Cebuano language, Hiligaynon language, Bikol language and Waray-waray language.

See

• Waterfalls
• Hot springs

Do

Diving

Gorontalo is home to the Salvador Dali coral sponge, indigenous to this region. With more than 25 dive sites accessible from the shore around Gorontalo, this should be a mecca for dive enthusiasts. However, so far this gem has remained relatively hidden.

• Miguel's Diving (book from Oasis hotel). 
• Nemo Adventures (book from Melati hotel). 

Snorkeling

Visit North Gorontalo regency, There is 1 Saronde Island with good condition coral and fish also the white sand beach. As of June 2022, the island has become a private island with an entry fee of Rp5,000,000. Another 2 Mohinggito Island is also good place for snorkeling with cheaper entry fee of Rp40,000.

Go next

Keep exploring the rest of Sulawesi island, or moving to the Philippines.