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Makassar | |
|---|---|
| City of Makassar Kota Makassar | |
| Regional transcription(s) | |
| • Makassarese | ᨀᨚᨈ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): "City of Daeng"; "Ujung Pandang" | |
| Motto(s): Sekali Layar Terkembang Pantang Biduk Surut ke Pantai (Once the sails are set, we shan't return to shore) | |
 Location within South Sulawesi | |
 Interactive map of Makassar | |
| Coordinates: 5°9′42.6956″S 119°26′10.1915″E / 5.161859889°S 119.436164306°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Region | Sulawesi |
| Province |  South Sulawesi |
| Founded | 9 November 1607 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Danny Pomanto |
| Area | |
| • City | 175.77 km2 (67.87 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,666.63 km2 (1,029.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0–25 m (0–82 ft) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate[1]) | |
| • City | 1,474,393 |
| • Density | 8,400/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,795,639 |
| • Metro density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| mid 2023 official estimate | |
| Demonym | Makassarese |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+8 (not observed) |
| Area code | (+62) 411 |
| Vehicle registration | DD |
| HDI (2022) |  0.831 (very high)
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| Website | |
Makassar (Indonesian: [maˈkassar] ⓘ, Makasar: ᨆᨀᨔᨑ, romanized: Mangkasara’, pronounced [maŋˈkasaraʔ]), formerly Ujung Pandang (Makasar: ᨆᨀᨔᨑ, romanized: Ujungpandang, pronounced [uɟuŋˈpandaŋ]),[2][3] 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, Medan, and Bandung.[4][5] The city is located on the southwest coast of the island of Sulawesi, facing the Makassar Strait.
Throughout its history, Makassar has been an important trading port, hosting the center of the Gowa Sultanate and a Portuguese naval base before its conquest by the Dutch East India Company in the 17th century. It remained an important port in the Dutch East Indies, serving Eastern Indonesian regions with Makassarese fishers going as far south as the Australian coast. For a brief period after Indonesian independence, Makassar became the capital of the State of East Indonesia, during which an uprising occurred.
The city's area is 175.77 square kilometres (67.87 sq mi), and it had a population of around 1.474 million (732,391 males and 742,002 females) in mid 2023[1] within Makassar City's fifteen administrative districts. Its official metropolitan area, known as Mamminasata, with the addition of thirty-three further districts of neighbouring regencies, covers an area of 2,666.63 square kilometres (1,029.59 sq mi) and had a population of around 2,795,639 according to the mid 2023 official estimates.[1]
According to the National Development Planning Agency, Makassar is one of the four main central cities of Indonesia, alongside Medan, Jakarta, and Surabaya.[6]
According to Bank Indonesia, Makassar has the second-highest commercial property values in Indonesia, after Greater Jakarta.[7]
- ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Makassar Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7371)
- ^ Faizal, Achmad (1 November 2022). "Fakta - Fakta Sejarah Di balik Pergantian Nama Makassar Menjadi Ujung Pandang". Good News From Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "SEJARAH KOTA MAKASSAR". makassarkota.go.id (in Indonesian). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ Ministry of Internal Affairs: Registration Book for Area Code and Data of 2013
- ^ "Daftar 10 Kota Terbesar di Indonesia menurut Jumlah Populasi Penduduk". 16 September 2015.
- ^ "26. Z. Irian Jaya". bappenas.go.id (Word DOC) (in Indonesian).
- ^ "Perkembangan Properti Komersial" (PDF). Bank Sentral Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.