Tondano
Sign in to savethumb|Center of the city of Tondano Tondano is the capital of Minahasa Regency, mainly in the district of West Tondano (Kecamatan Tondano Barat), in Sulawesi, Indonesia. The city is located in the highlands on the shores of Lake Tondano near Mount Tondano, and enjoys cool temperatures. The city can be reached from Manado around 35 km to the south via Tomohon city, through an eastern route via Kecamatan Tombulu, or through north-east via Airmadidi (the capital of North Minahasa Regency). thumb|City of Tondano In Tondano city there is a Manado State University (UNIMA) campus in Tonsaru area
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- Indonesia
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- 693
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- UTC+08:00
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- Minahasa
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- COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een gebouw (woning) in Tondano noord-Celebes. TMnr 60008302.jpg
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thumb|Center of the city of Tondano Tondano is the capital of Minahasa Regency, mainly in the district of West Tondano (Kecamatan Tondano Barat), in Sulawesi, Indonesia. The city is located in the highlands on the shores of Lake Tondano near Mount Tondano, and enjoys cool temperatures. The city can be reached from Manado around 35 km to the south via Tomohon city, through an eastern route via Kecamatan Tombulu, or through north-east via Airmadidi (the capital of North Minahasa Regency). thumb|City of Tondano In Tondano city there is a Manado State University (UNIMA) campus in Tonsaru area, South Tondano. Tondano was the birthplace of Indonesian national hero Doctor Sam Ratulangi, that also the first governor of Sulawesi.
Tha name "tondano" in the Minahasa language is called toulour, which means "water people" (tou means people, lour means body of water).thumb|Tondano in 1900–1920The largest lake in this province located here named after the city, Lake Tondano.
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