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Gorontalo ((インドネシア語:Gorontalo)) is a province of Indonesia. It is located in the northern tip of the island of Sulawesi on the Minahassa Peninsula. The province's population was 1,040,164 at the 2010 census, and the latest estimate (for January 2014) is 1,134,498; its capital is the city of Gorontalo. The province was established in December 2000 being split off from the province of North Sulawesi. ==Etymology== There are several hypothesis about the etymology of the name ''Gorontalo''.:〔 〕 * from ''Hulontalangio'', the name of a tribe that resided in the area * from ''Hua Lolontalango'', which means ''cavemen who used to walk back and forth'' * from ''Hulutalangi'', which means ''nobler'' * from ''Huluo Lo Tola'', which means ''a place where snakehead fish breed'' * from ''Pongolatalo'' or ''Pohulatalo'', which means: ''a waiting place'' * from ''Gunung Telu'', which means ''three mountains'' * from ''Hunto'', which means ''a place that is always flowed by water'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gorontalo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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