Gorontalo City Emblem

The Gorontalo City emblem consists of a shield with a pair of wings. The wings extend on the left and right and are connected by a ribbon. Its described components include a five-pointed star, a coconut tree, a lotus flower, still water, rice and cotton stalks, and a chain. Gorontalo is a city in Indonesia’s Gorontalo province.

• Five-pointed star: It symbolizes belief in the One Almighty God and reflects the first principle of Pancasila.
• Coconut tree: It symbolizes copra as a principal product of the people’s economy in Gorontalo.
• Lotus flower: It symbolizes peace, purity, and grandeur.
• Still water: It symbolizes balance of spirit, calmness in thought, and precision in action.
• Rice and cotton stalks: They symbolize the people’s strong determination and aspirations for a just, prosperous society and happiness in both material and spiritual life.
• Chain: It symbolizes close unity between the people of Gorontalo and all other components of the nation within the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.
• Shield, wings, and ribbon: The shield symbolizes protection. The wings and connecting ribbon depict dynamism and readiness to take off toward progress.

The Gorontalo City emblem’s meanings are explained in a city council account. Separately, the city’s stated cultural philosophy is “Adati mopo'alo Syara'a, Syara'a mopo'alo Kitabullah,” expressing that custom is founded on Islamic law and Islamic law on the Qur’an.