Balantak, Sulawesi

Balantak is a district in the Banggai regency, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

[1] Traditionally they lived in rectangular houses on stilts over swidden fields.

[2] They raised fowl, goats, rice, yams, taro, and millet.

[3] Administration was via local chiefs and the Ternate Sultanate.

[2] Ancestor worship has been a feature of their traditional religion and Christianity and Islam have been influential since the turn of the 20th century.