Makassar
Sign in to saveMakassar, formerly Ujung Pandang, 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. The city is located on the southwest coast of the island of Sulawesi, facing the Makassar Strait.
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Makassar is the capital of South Sulawesi province in Indonesia and the country's fifth-largest city, serving as the major urban center for Eastern Indonesia. Located on the southwest coast of Sulawesi island along the Makassar Strait, it plays a significant role as a regional hub in one of Indonesia's eastern regions.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Makassar
- Settlement.other_name
- Ujung Pandang
- Settlement.official_name
- City of Makassar
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Regional
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type
- Makassarese
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info
- Mangkasara’ / Jumpandang (Lontara’)
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Buginese
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
- Mangkasa’ / Juppandang (Lontara’)
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_flag
- Makassar city flag.png
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of Arms of City Makassar.png
- Settlement.nicknames
- "City of Daeng"; "Ujung Pandang"
Article
26 sectionsContents
- Names and etymology
- History
- Makassarese kingdom
- Dutch colonial period
- After independence
- Geography
- Climate
- Government
- Administrative divisions
- Demographics
- Economy
- Connection with Australia
- Transportation
- Media
- Traditional cuisine
- Education
- International relations
- Consulates
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
- References
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Makassar, formerly Ujung Pandang, 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. 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 the proclamation of Indonesian independence in 1946, Makassar was designated the capital of the State of East Indonesia, a Dutch puppet state; however, in 1950, only four years into its existence as an independent state, the Makassar Uprising took place, resulting in the country's integration into the Republic of Indonesia.