INTRODUCTION

The Wajo Regency is one of the oldest regencies of South Sulawesi Provincial Administration, located at the center-east coast of the South Sulawesi Peninsula, extended north to south between 3o39’ and 4o16’ of the East Latitude, east to west between 119o53’ and 120o27’ of the East Hemisphere. To the north it is borderers the Luwu and Sidrap Regencies, to the east Bone Gulf, to the south of the Soppeng and Sidrap Regencies.

The capital city of the Wajo Regency is SENGKANG, located at the east coast of the famous Tempe Lake, the largest fish producing fresh water lake in the southern part of Sulawesi Island, with a distance of approximately 240 km from Ujung Pandang (the capital city of the South Sulawesi Province).

The population in majority are basically of Malay heritage and are mostly of the Bugis ethnic group which speak and write “Buginese”. The “Bahasa Indonesia” or the Indonesian Language is used as an official national language like other regions in Indonesia. Islam is mostly the predominant religion, and Wajo has long been known as the center of Islamic studies since the ancient Bugis civilization. Most of the Wajo people are identified ethnologically as the trade talented people, besides their famous democratic philosophy which is descended from generation to generation until this day.