Bohusami – small settlement on Gorontalo's northern Sulawesi coast
Bohusami is a minor settlement in Indonesia's Gorontalo Province, located on the northern part of Sulawesi (Celebes) island, on the Minahasa Peninsula. Administratively, it belongs to Kecamatan Gentuma Raya district, which is registered as part of Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara (North Gorontalo regency). Based on the settlement's coordinates (0.92° north latitude, 123.03° east longitude), the area lies on the northern edge of the broader Tomini Bay region, within the province's coastal strip. Direct, settlement-level database sources for the village are currently unavailable; therefore, the following description relies primarily on verified knowledge at the provincial and kabupaten levels, which this text indicates in each relevant section.
General overview
Bohusami is classified within the Kecamatan Gentuma Raya administrative unit, whose territory falls within the northern coastal zone of Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara. Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara itself is a relatively young administrative entity in North Sulawesi, established as an independent kabupaten in the early 2000s, similar to the parent province. According to provincial-level data, Gorontalo Province counted approximately 1,392,737 inhabitants in 2022, with an annual growth rate of roughly 1.16 percent. The province is ethnically the homeland of the Gorontalo people, the most populous indigenous community of the Minahasa Peninsula, whose members have also migrated to other parts of Sulawesi, Kalimantan, Java, and Papua. Bohusami fits within this cultural and demographic context; however, without settlement-level data (area, population, infrastructure), more precise characterization cannot be provided from current sources. Kecamatan Gentuma Raya is a rural, coastal-proximity district where livelihoods generally rest on fishing, to a lesser extent on agriculture and coconut production – this is the general economic profile of Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara's coastal strip, which presumably applies to Bohusami as well, though settlement-level sources do not confirm this.
Real estate and investment
Independent, location-specific data on Bohusami's real estate market are not available. In the broader context – namely at the level of Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara and Gorontalo Province – the real estate market is typically characterized by rural, sparsely populated areas with low land prices and modest infrastructure development. Since gaining independence in the 2000s, Gorontalo Province has undergone gradual development, but with regard to tourism and investment infrastructure, it lags significantly behind Bali, Lombok, or North Sulawesi (the Manado region). Regarding general Indonesian land ownership regulations, it is important to note that foreign nationals cannot directly acquire full ownership rights (Hak Milik) to property in Indonesia; for them, Hak Pakai (usage rights) and Hak Sewa (lease rights) represent legal alternatives, whose validity and renewability are subject to statutory conditions. For local or foreign investors, the coastal settlements of Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara may be relevant primarily from the perspectives of fisheries, aquaculture, and limited ecotourism development, though concrete project-level data on these are not currently contained in available sources.
Safety and security
Settlement-level public safety statistics specific to Bohusami or the Kecamatan Gentuma Raya region are not found in available sources; therefore, only the general situation characteristic of the broader region can be presented here. Gorontalo Province as a whole ranks among Indonesia's relatively stable provinces; the province does not appear on the list of regions burdened with serious internal conflicts or regular public safety problems. In rural and coastal small communities – as Bohusami presumably is – social control is rooted in strong neighborhood and community ties, which generally influences settlement-level everyday security perception favorably. Travelers and potential investors are naturally always advised to consult fresh, local sources as well, since security conditions may vary over time and location.
Tourist attractions
No named tourist attractions specific to Bohusami are contained in sources, so the connections presented here are limited to generally known natural characteristics understood at the level of Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara and Gorontalo Province. Due to Kecamatan Gentuma Raya's coastal location, the district fits into the natural environment of the northern shore of Tomini Bay; the presence of sea and tropical coastline in itself can provide casual nature experiences or fishing activities, though these cannot be listed as source-verified attractions. Based on provincial-level knowledge, Gorontalo Province itself contains nature protection and marine protection areas, but their concrete distance and accessibility from Bohusami cannot be specified without sources. Those interested in attractions at the kabupaten or provincial level typically find more orientation options along the route toward Kota Gorontalo – the province's administrative and commercial center.
Summary
Bohusami is a small-sized settlement belonging to Kecamatan Gentuma Raya district in North Sulawesi, within the coastal zone of Kabupaten Gorontalo Utara. Direct, settlement-level data on the community are not yet available, so the above description is built on demographic, cultural, and administrative context verified at Gorontalo Province level. The province became independent in 2000, a province with a Gorontalo ethnic majority and slowly growing population, whose rural coastal settlements – presumably including Bohusami – represent a livelihood tied to fishing and agriculture. From investment or tourism perspectives, the area is relatively unexplored and documented only to a limited extent in authoritative sources.
