Everything about Manado totally explained
Manado is the capital of the
North Sulawesi province of
Indonesia. Manado is located at the Bay of Manado, and is surrounded by a mountainous area. The city has about 417,548 inhabitants. The municipality of Manado is divided into nine districts: Malalayang, Sario, Wanea, Wenang, Tikala, Mapanget, Singkil, Tuminting and Mapanget.
History
The
Dutch East India Company built a fortress in Manado in
1658. As with regions in eastern Indonesia, Manado has undergone christianization by Dutch missionaries, including Riedel and Schwarz. The Javanese prince
Diponegoro was exiled to Manado by the Dutch government in 1830. The English biologist
Alfred Wallace visited Manado in 1859, and praised the town for its beauty. The city was heavily damaged by
Allied bombing during
World War II. In 1958, the headquarters of the rebel movement
Permesta were moved to Manado. When Permesta confronted the central government with demands for political, economic and regional reform, Jakarta responded in Manado by bombing the city in February 1958, and then invading in June 1958.
Tourism and Places of interest
As the largest city in the region, Manado is a key
tourist transit point for visitors.
Sam Ratulangi International Airport of Manado is one of the main entry ports to
Indonesia. In 2005, no less than 15,000 international passengers entered
Indonesia via
Sam Ratulangi International Airport. Ecotourism is the biggest attraction in Manado.
Scuba diving and
snorkelling on the nearby island of
Bunaken are popular attractions. Ban Hin Kiong Temple is another tourism spot in the city, especially during the chinese new year celebration. Souvenirs shops are located on B.W. Lapian street. Other places of interest are nearby
Lake Tondano,
Lokon Volcano,
Klabat Volcano and
Mahawu Volcano.
Shopping malls
It is easy to find places to shop around Manado, since many of the shopping malls are located on Piere Tendean Boulevard. There are four recent shopping malls there, namely Mega Mall, Manado Town Square, Boulevard Mall and IT Center. Traffic jam usually occurs at Piere Tendean Boulevard because of the existence of the shopping malls.
Image:Manado_town_square.jpg|Manado Town Square
Image:manado_megamal.jpg|Mega Mall
World Ocean Conference 2009
Manado will be the host of the next
World Ocean Conference (WOC) 2009. It will be held on May 11-15, 2009.
Foreign relations
Language
The local language spoken in Manado and the surrounding area is called
Manado Malay.
History
A rare
Coelacanth was caught by a fisherman in Manado in July 2007 and there are plans to display its preserved body in a museum in Manado. Unfortunately, there's NO museum for or representative place to preserved marine organism specially the rare species in Manado. That is the remaining problem for local government to face on WOC or other MICE
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