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Makassar

For other uses, see Makassar (disambiguation).

Makassar
Ujung Pandang
City
City of Makassar
Kota Makassar
Regional transcription(s)
 • MakassareseMangkasara’ / Jumpandang
مَعْۨكَاسَارَاءْ / جُومْڡَۨانْدَاعْۨ‎ (Serang)
ᨆᨀᨔᨑ / ᨍᨘᨄᨉ (Lontara’)
 • BugineseMangkasa’ / Juppandang
مَعْۨكَاسَاءْ / جُوڡَّۨانْدَاعْۨ‎ (Sérang)
ᨆᨃᨔ / ᨍᨘᨄᨉ (Lontara’)
Makassar skyline
Losari promenade
99 Domes Mosque
Makassar sea side and Losari Beach
Flag of Makassar
Flag
Coat of arms of Makassar
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
Location within South Sulawesi
Map
Interactive map of Makassar
Makassar is located in Sulawesi
Makassar
Makassar
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Makassar is located in Indonesia
Makassar
Makassar
Makassar (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°7′59″S 119°24′49″E / 5.13306°S 119.41361°E / -5.13306; 119.41361
Country Indonesia
RegionSulawesi
Province South Sulawesi
Founded9 November 1607
Government
 • MayorMohammad Ramdhan Pomanto
 • Vice MayorVacant
Area
 • City175.77 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])
 • City1,474,393
 • Density8,400/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
2,795,639
 • Metro density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
 mid 2023 official estimate
DemonymMakassarian
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+8 (not observed)
Area code(+62) 411
Vehicle registrationDD
Nominal GDP[2]2023
 - TotalIncreaseRp 226.903 trillion (6th)
IncreaseUS$ 14.886 billion
IncreaseInt$ 47.675 billion (PPP)
 - Per capitaIncreaseRp 155,952 thousand (9th)
IncreaseUS$ 10,232
IncreaseInt$ 32,767 (PPP)
 - MetroIncreaseRp 327.280 trillion
IncreaseUS$ 21.472 billion
IncreaseInt$ 68.767 billion (PPP)
 - GrowthIncrease 6.0%
HDI (2023)Increase 0.849 (6th) – very high
Websitemakassarkota.go.id

Makassar (/məˈkæsər/ muh-KASS-uhr),[a] formerly Ujung Pandang (/ˈuˌdʒuŋ pɑːnˈdɑːŋ/ oo-JOONG PAHN-dahng),[b][3][4] 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.[5][6] 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.[7]

According to Bank Indonesia, Makassar has the second-highest commercial property values in Indonesia, after Greater Jakarta.[8]

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Makassar Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7371)
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik (2024). Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan Dalam Angka 2024. Makassar: Badan Pusat Statistik. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ Faizal, Achmad (1 November 2022). "Fakta - Fakta Sejarah Di balik Pergantian Nama Makassar Menjadi Ujung Pandang". Good News From Indonesia (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  4. ^ "SEJARAH KOTA MAKASSAR". makassarkota.go.id (in Indonesian). 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. ^ Ministry of Internal Affairs: Registration Book for Area Code and Data of 2013 Archived 28 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Daftar 10 Kota Terbesar di Indonesia menurut Jumlah Populasi Penduduk". 16 September 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  7. ^ "26. Z. Irian Jaya". bappenas.go.id (Word DOC) (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Perkembangan Properti Komersial" (PDF). Bank Sentral Republik Indonesia (in Indonesian). 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2019.


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