North Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Utara) is a province of Indonesia.
 It is on the northeastern peninsula of the island of Sulawesi.
This is called the Minahasa Peninsula.
The province is south of the Philippines and southeast of Sabah, Malaysia.
The Maluku Sea is to the east, the Gorontalo and Celebes Sea is to the west, and the Gulf of Tomini is to the southwest.
The province's area is 13851.64 sq.km, and its population was 2,270,596 at the 2010 census; 
The province's capital, business center, and largest city is Manado.
Other major towns are Tomohon and Bitung.
There are many tall mountains from 1,112 to 1,995 metres (3,648 to 6,545 ft) high.
The province is a young volcanic region.
There are many eruptions and active volcanic cones.

In the past, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and the Kingdoms around this area fought over the riches in North Sulawesi such as spices, rice and gold.
The region was also  the trading route between west and east and this helped the spread of Christianity, Islam, and other religions.
The Portuguese first landed in the 16th century.
The Spanish and the Dutch came and the Portuguese fought them.
Finally, the Dutch got control in the 17th century.
The Dutch ruled the area for three centuries until the Japanese came at the start of World War II.
After the Japanese lost WWII in 1945, the Dutch controlled the area again for a short time.
They left in 1949. ,
following the Round Table Conference, in which the Dutch recognized the newly created United States of Indonesia (RIS).
So, North Sulawesi became part of the territory of the State of East Indonesia (NIT).
The people did not like NIT, so it became part of the Republic of Indonesia in 1950.
At first, the island of Sulawesi was one single province.
Soon it separated into several different provinces.
So, the province of North Sulawesi started on 14 August 1959.
North Sulawesi (Indonesian: Sulawesi Utara) is a province of Indonesia.  It is on the northeastern peninsula of the island of Sulawesi. This is called the Minahasa Peninsula. The province is south of the Philippines and southeast of Sabah, Malaysia. The Maluku Sea is to the east, the Gorontalo and Celebes Sea is to the west, and the Gulf of Tomini is to the southwest. The province's area is 13851.64 sq.km, and its population was 2,270,596 at the 2010 census; 
The province's capital, business center, and largest city is Manado. Other major towns are Tomohon and Bitung. There are many tall mountains from 1,112 to 1,995 metres (3,648 to 6,545 ft) high. The province is a young volcanic region. There are many eruptions and active volcanic cones.
In the past, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and the Kingdoms around this area fought over the riches in North Sulawesi such as spices, rice and gold. The region was also  the trading route between west and east and this helped the spread of Christianity, Islam, and other religions. The Portuguese first landed in the 16th century. The Spanish and the Dutch came and the Portuguese fought them. Finally, the Dutch got control in the 17th century. The Dutch ruled the area for three centuries until the Japanese came at the start of World War II. After the Japanese lost WWII in 1945, the Dutch controlled the area again for a short time. They left in 1949. , following the Round Table Conference, in which the Dutch recognized the newly created United States of Indonesia (RIS). So, North Sulawesi became part of the territory of the State of East Indonesia (NIT). The people did not like NIT, so it became part of the Republic of Indonesia in 1950. At first, the island of Sulawesi was one single province. Soon it separated into several different provinces. So, the province of North Sulawesi started on 14 August 1959.
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