Charm and Potential in Southeast Sulawesi

Of its land area, Southeast Sulawesi has 3.814.000ha, or 38.140km2. Besides agriculture, Southeast Sulawesi also has the potential of mining products and have high quality, for example: nickel, gold (Muna and Bombana district), asphalt, marble, petroleum and cement rock. Nickel ore processed there is intensive in Pomala kab. Kolaka with a capacity of 350,000 tons / year, there are mines on the island of Buton asphalt with a production capacity 150.000/year. While the waters of Southeast Sulawesi with 110 000 km2 area contains abundant natural resources with the main results of fish and seaweed.

Other products became the mainstay Sultra is the amount of cocoa production in 2005 reached 35 367 tons. Rice with a total production in 2005 reached 339 845 tons. Nickel Mines, the total production in 2005 was 1,157,657 tons, valued at Rp. 410. 506 billion, and general fisheries (sea), with total production reaching 4532 tons with a value of Rp. 36., 04 billion.

Apart from the amazing natural resources, tailor also has a fascinating tourist attraction. That there is a tourist attraction in South East Sulawesi is generally a marine tourism are spread throughout Southeast Sulawesi region. This is possible because the geographical conditions tailor whose territory consists of the islands.

Various tourism objects such as marine park Wakatobi is one qualified marine park in the world. One lautyang park has been managed and is currently attracting considerable foreign tourists are mainly Tomia marine park with underwater objects (coral) is very beautiful. Cultural tourism, among others Wolio Palace in the city of Bau-Bau.

In addition, scientific and tourist attractions such as lakes natural asylum Napabale, Raha city is linked by salt water lake sea through an underground tunnel. The beauty and sunset beach-town BauBau Nirvana. Hunting areas in Roraya, the best time to hunt in the dry season between July to November with the prey animal is a deer and wild boar. Saponda bird sanctuary on the island. LeabaLano cave that holds the various stories.

Moramo Waterfalls are nature's grace is so amazing for the people of South Konawe. Geographically, Moramo waterfalls located in the region Peropa Cape Nature Reserve Forest which is a tourist attraction as well as a protected forest area in Southeast Sulawesi. In the area of this waterfall, there is a potential wealth of natural stone such as marble. It is estimated that, overall content of the marble reaches 860 milyar cubic meters.