Makassar
Appearance
Makassar | |
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City of Makassar Kota Makassar | |
Other transcription(s) | |
• Makassarese | ᨀᨚᨈ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ |
From top, left to right: Makassar skyline, Fort Rotterdam, Makassar Old Harbour, Sahid Jaya Hotel, and floating mosque of Amirul Mukminin, Trans Studio Street | |
Nickname(s): "City of Daeng"; "Ujung Pandang" | |
Motto: Sekali Layar Terkembang Pantang Biduk Surut Ke Pantai | |
Coordinates: 5°8′S 119°25′E / 5.133°S 119.417°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Region | Sulawesi |
Province | South Sulawesi |
Founded | 9 November 1607 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rudy Djamaluddin (officials) |
Area | |
• City | 199.3 km2 (77.0 sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,689.89 km2 (1,038.57 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0–25 m (0–82 ft) |
Population (2019 estimated[1]) | |
• City | 1,508,154 |
• Density | 7,600/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,696,242 |
• Metro density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
2017 decennial census | |
Demonym | Makassarian |
Time zone | UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (not observed) |
Area code | (+62) 411 |
Vehicle registration | DD |
HDI | 0.822 (Very high) |
Website |
Makassar (Indonesian pronunciation: [maˈkassar] (listen)) is the capital of the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi. It is the largest city in the region of Eastern Indonesia and the country's fifth-largest urban center after Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, and Medan.[2][3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Makassar Municipality in figures 2019 - BPS 2019".
- ↑ Ministry of Internal Affairs: Registration Book for Area Code and Data of 2013 Archived 2017-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Daftar 10 Kota Terbesar di Indonesia menurut Jumlah Populasi Penduduk". 16 September 2015.