Übersetzung der Namen der Provinzen in Indonesien

Some provinces‘ names do not have confirmed etymological meanings, like Aceh, Riau, Maluku, etc. so for these names I use the most likely theory or the ones that sound nice.

This is really cool, thanks for sharing!

That’s a lot of cardinal directions

Sulawesi people = ironborn

Joke aside, Sulawesi came from sula = spearhead  and wesi / besi = iron 

So Sulawesi literally means iron spearhead island (not just iron island) 


Wait, why is Bali given the same color as Java? 🤔