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Gorontalo

The Capital City of Gorontlo Province is “Gorontalo”

Like an old city in Gorontalo Province that build on 19 March 1728 (municipality, 20 Mays 1960) broadly 64,79 ha and on 0 - 500 m sea level temperature 250 C, make this town as important place in Tomini Bay with Manado with its Bunaken Island in north and Palu with its Togian Island in south side, the location of town with number of residents 200 men which 85 % is Moslem, as strategic purpose. Gorontalo is known "Culture City" which able to be seen through the variety tradition, dance, music, and it legend. The friendly people apply Gorontalo language and Indonesia in their habitually, also famous with souvenir " Krawang Embroidery". Journey to and from Gorontalo is easy: through diffraction land line apply transportation with bus, through sea line can be served two passenger ships like KM TILONGKABILA and direct ferry ship in port Gorontalo, through air line can apply Bouraq and Merpati Airlines to Jalaludin Gorontalo Airlines only 20 minutes from the downtown. And in his own town you can apply the public transportation wherever you go or you also can apply famous traditional gig.

Supermarket and market, dispensary, photograph studio, souvenir shop, bank, hotel, travel agent and restaurant offering Bithebiluhuta traditional foods, make the ex town that mastered by Dutch and only 15 minutes to Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park, as fascination tourism objects. Otanaha Fortress as omission object of 14century located in the beautiful lake, and the contour relation of lake and mountain make Gorontalo nature is completely fascination. With the friendly, we greet the visitors. Gorontalo, recognized as it three position that is; Hulawa, Dungingi (now Tuladenggi sub-district), which both located is boundary by Bolango river. The third position is between two kampongs that is Biawa'o and Limba B this both kampong is become the center birth of Gorontalo city.

At King Botutihe government epoch in 1140, 6 days of Sya'ban month the Center Empire of Gorontalo city had removed from Dungingi to Kuwala, that is between the two kampongs. The evacuation was based of the Gorontalo downtown empire, because the Dutch government, starts mastered Gorontalo Port, by sent their officer, and starts to build some buildings to strengthen their position in empire region. This municipal administration is marked by build Baiturrahim Mosque, and from this mosque, Sultan Botutihe, develop and preserve jointed custom 'Syara' and 'Syara' jointed 'Kitabullah (Al-Qur'an)'. Six days of Sya'ban months in year calculation, on 19 March 1728, thereby, the Gorontalo city age up to 2001 is 273 years old.

After getting out of the colonization hand namely since Indonesia had proclaimed the independence in 1945 and there was the government regulation number 11 in 1953, hence Gorontalo city include one part of the autonomous North Sulawesi. Hereinafter with the implementation of the constitution number 29 in1959 about regencies in Sulawesi, hence Gorontalo city area becomes an autonomous area with Gorontalo township status that realized begins on 20 Mays 1960.

Then with the constitution number 18 in 1965 about government fundamental of area, name of Gorontalo township become municipality, and the constitution number 22 in 1999 about government area, Gorontalo municipality status become Gorontalo city. With the forming and the declared of Gorontalo province on 16 February 2001, hence Gorontalo city is also declared as provincial capital. This town is properly remembered as the eldest town in Indonesia region east side, the center of Islam expansion, because its custom is jointed 'Syara' is the 19th custom area (Farha Daulima).

Rumah Adat Gorontalo

Located in the centre of Limboto and also known as "Bantayo Poboide", (Bantayo = building, Poboide = meeting place). There are several rooms with its' own function and every ornament that applies in the building symbolized every part of Gorontalo inhabitant’s activity. This is a place where all activity related to the art and culture of Gorontalo happens.

Diving

Hidden Paradise on the Equator. There are just so many things that make Gorontalo perfect for holiday, the beauty of its nature, the culture and not forget to mention, the friendly people. Mountains, hills, shore line are the main characteristic of Gorontalo and it makes the island perfect for marine tourism. Most of diving site take you just a few minute from town, Diving in Gorontalo mean diving within the richness of biodiversity, health and unique coral and reef. Lot of beautiful place could be found here, Tomini Bay famous for under water habitat and undefined creatures. There is several number of unsettled small islands. Tomini Bay is a heaven for divers, because the geographic position of Tomini Bay itself, which is crossed by the equator line, has naturally presented various kinds of sea creature inside.

Desa Olele or Olele Village is well known as the wild diving spot among world class diver. Olele beach is a gate to underwater paradise. The amazing beauty of underwater life on this area has been recognize and proofed by the enthusiasm of the divers who come to Olele beach. The divers called Olele as Traffic Jam dive spot.In Tomini Bay and Olele Beach, you can find dolphin (torsiops trancatus), Giant Reef (Petrosia Sp.), School of Gobi Fish (Bryaninops erythrops), Salvador Dali reef (Petrosia lignose), Acanthogorgia Sp., Anemon Koralimorf (Discosoma Sp.), plectorhinchus chaetodonoides, Blenni (Escenius Caeruliventris), Cardinal Fish, damsel, platax pinnatus, scorpaenopsis, oxycephala, goropa fish, butterfly fish, pusillus, cockatoo fish, Randal fish, parapterois hetururus, Bothus Sp " half face fish, frog fish, Nudibrancia, Seahorse and pigmy seahorse.

Lahilote Beach

Lahilote Beach is a real interesting tourism object and is properly visited. In this beach there is a sole stone. Lahilote Beach is located in Pohe sub-district, Kota Selatan district, about 6 km from Gorontalo downtown. Tourism object that has a sole stone is located in Lahilote Beach Pohe Sub-district, Kota Selatan District, about 6 km from Gorontalo downtown. Botu mean stone, Liyodu mean sole, thus Botu Liyodu is stone that looks like a sole.

According to legend, this sole stone is a young man sole named Lahilote, because he loves a fairy from fairyland named Boyilode Hulawa, he risking to steal shawl, the fairy wings, but on his household, Lahilote leaved by the princess to return to the fairyland. For the twice, Lahilote risk to propose Princess Boyilode Hulawa to fairyland with the tip of miraculous cane help called Hutiya Mala. Meeting with his wife, was unique, and confused because the seventh of fairy, had same face and confess entirely named Boyilode Hulawa, so that it was difficult for him to determine who is the real Boyilode Hulawa. Because of firefly help that alighting on his wife bun, Lahilote find the princess. Based on the constitution on fairyland, it is say that whosoever become stripper and hair has grizzled, he must be returned to the world, because fairyland is not place of man who has had old process.

The princess had discharge her husband Lahilote and put him down by her grizzle hair, which knitted become a string. But between the earths and the sky, that grizzle string was broke, and Lahilote rapidly fall down to the earth in stand position. His right foot falls along Pohe beach Gorontalo city and his left foot was fall to Kwandang beach in Gorontalo regency. This Lahilote legend hitherto still said by public as folklore for the hereinafter generation. Lahilote beach remain to be tourism object for Gorontalo public and foreign tourist.

Bunaken

As an archipelago, Indonesia has numbers of the spectacular marine park that temps many divers and underwater photographers to visit the country in the first place. By comparison with even the liveliest of temperate-water diving, Indonesia's reefs are a riot of color, alive with species more familiar from tropical aquaria than from diving experience. As divers all over the country are quick to point out, the country boasts the largest variety of reef fishes to be found in one place anywhere on earth, and it often seems you see all of them on a single dive!. Indonesia's corals are as dazzling and varied as the marine animals they support, there is an endless diversity of coral species, both soft and hard.

Bunaken Marine Park is located in North Sulawesi, the distance of approximately 8 km from the Menado. Menado city is the capital of North Sulawesi, Sulawesi Island.Bunaken Marine Park is a very interesting place for the purpose of recreation for tourists domestic and foreign tourists. It’s a strategic location, can be easily visited by tourists. To visit the marine park, visitors can leave from the beach in the bay Manado. Visitors can use a motor boat rental to go to Bunaken Marine Park. The best season to come to Bunaken Marine Park is in the month of May until August.

Many activities that can be done in the Bunaken Marine Park, such as snorkeling, diving, swimming, sunbathing on the beach, explore the forests around the coast. Around Bunaken Marine Park is available homestay facilities, hotels, resorts, motor boat, the tower view, post guards, restaurant, post office, rent equipment for diving, diving instructors. Bunaken Marine Park is the extent of 75,265 hectares and consists of five islands, namely: Bunaken Island, Manado Tua island, Siladen Island, Mantehage Island, Naen Island. Although this marine park consists of five islands that close, only Bunaken Island is famous as the location of dives. As the dive place, Bunaken Marine Park is one of the 10 most popular diving places in the world. Bunaken Marine Park has 20 point dive place, dive depth varies up to 1344 meters. Bunaken Island have 12 point dive place and often visited by tourists and divers.

Bunaken has a formation of coral reefs are very beautiful and wide. Have more than 3000 species of fish that need to be protected from extinction, such as gusumi horse fishhippocampus horse), goropa (ephinephelus spilotoceps), white oci (seriola rivoliana) and many other. Have a rare aquatic organisms such as dolphins, sea cow, dugong-dugong. Has a variety of ornamental fish is beautiful. Has a giant wall of rock that stands vertically and curve upwards. Coral walls are a source of food for the fish in the waters around Bunaken Island.

To protect yourselves from the sea breeze, if a visit to the Bunaken Marine Park will need to bring warm clothing or a jacket, scarf, head cover. Bunaken, lembeh, wakatobi, raja ampat, derawan, alor, komodo, bali, gili islands are some of the most popular destination that very familiar for international divers and under water photographers.

The Tower of Majesty

The Tower of Majesty. The Tower of Majesty is a tower with 60 meters height. On the top of this tower, there are telescopes, which are served to explore the beautiful sight of Limboto Lake. Inside this tower you can see many of displayed souvenir and some restaurants.

The other object of interests are

Timboto Lake, Lombong Warm Pool, Ju Panggola Graveyard, Baiturrahim Mosque, Dulohupo Custom House, Hunto mosque (Sultan Amai), “Ju Panggola" Graveyard, Limboto Lake, Lombongo Warm Pool, Nani Wartabone Monument, Otahana Castle, Teluk Tomini and Olele Village, etc.

Sumber Investigasi:

F. I. Fatrick & www.guidingtoindonesia.blogspot.com