Manado

Manado
Motto: Si Tou Timou Tumou Tou (Men live to help others live)
Manado Location of Manado in Sulawesi
Coordinates: 1°29′35″N 124°50′29″E / 1.49306°N 124.84139°E / 1.49306; 124.84139
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sulawesi
Founded	1623
Government
- Mayor	Jimmy R. Rogi (Golkar)
Area
- Total	157.26 km2 (60.7 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total	± 417,548
Website	www.kotamanado.go.id

Coordinates: 1°29′35″N 124°50′28.54″E / 1.49306°N 124.8412611°E / 1.49306; 124.8412611

Manado is the capital of the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia. Manado is located at the Bay of Manado, and is surrounded by a mountainous area. The city has about 417,548 inhabitants. The municipality of Manado is divided into nine districts: Malalayang, Sario, Wanea, Wenang, Tikala, Mapanget, Singkil, Tuminting and Mapanget.

History

The Dutch East India Company built a fortress in Manado in 1658. As with regions in eastern Indonesia, Manado has undergone Christianization by Dutch missionaries, including Riedel and Schwarz. The Javanese prince Diponegoro was exiled to Manado by the Dutch government in 1830. The English biologist Alfred Wallace visited Manado in 1859, and praised the town for its beauty.

In 1919, the Apostolic Prefecture of Celebes was established in the city. In 1961, it was promoted as the Diocese of Manado.

The city was heavily damaged by Allied bombing during World War II. In 1958, the headquarters of the rebel movement Permesta were moved to Manado. When Permesta confronted the central government with demands for political, economic and regional reform, Jakarta responded in Manado by bombing the city in February 1958, and then invading in June 1958.

A rare Coelacanth was caught by a fisherman in Manado in July 2007 and there are plans to display its preserved body in a museum in Manado. Unfortunately, there is no museum or any representative place to exhibit preserved marine organism specially the rare species found in Manado. This is the remaining problem for the local government to face on WOC or other MICE.

Tourism and Places of interest

Sam Ratulangi International Airport

As the largest city in the region, Manado is a key tourist transit point for visitors. Sam Ratulangi International Airport of Manado is one of the main entry ports to Indonesia. In 2005, no less than 15,000 international passengers entered Indonesia via Sam Ratulangi International Airport. Ecotourism is the biggest attraction in Manado. Scuba diving and snorkelling on the nearby island of Bunaken are popular attractions. Ban Hin Kiong Temple is another tourism spot in the city, especially during the Chinese new year celebration. Souvenirs shops are located on B.W. Lapian street. Other places of interest are nearby Lake Tondano, Lokon Volcano, Klabat Volcano and Mahawu Volcano.

Shopping malls

It is easy to find places to shop around Manado, since many of the shopping malls are located on Piere Tendean Boulevard. There are four recent shopping malls there, namely Mega Mall, Manado Town Square, Boulevard Mall and IT Center. Traffic jam usually occurs at Piere Tendean Boulevard because of the existence of the shopping malls.

Manado Town Square

Mega Mall

World Ocean Conference 2009

Manado was host to the 2009 World Ocean Conference (WOC) 2009.

Foreign relations

• Sister cities

• Davao City, Philippines
• Zamboanga City, Philippines

Language

The local language spoken in Manado and the surrounding area is a creole of the Malay language called Manado Malay.

Newspaper

• Manado Post
• Koran Manado
• Komentar
• Posko
• Tribun Sulut
• Media Sulut
• Tribun Manado

References

• Ministry of Tourism and Culture Republic of Indonesia - Visitors Arrivals to Indonesia 2000 - 2005

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Manado

• Manado travel guide from Wikitravel

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