The town of Makale is the administrative centre of

Tana Toraja Regency Tana Toraja ( 'Toraja Land' in Toraja language) is a landlocked regency ('' kabupaten'') of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, and home to the Toraja ethnic group. It covers an area of and had a population of 221,081 at the 2010 censusBiro Pu ...

, in

South Sulawesi South Sulawesi () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province in the South Peninsula, Sulawesi, southern peninsula of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Selayar Islands archipelago to the south of Sulawesi is also part of the province. The capital and largest ci ...

Province of Indonesia. The town had about 39,040 inhabitants in mid 2021.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022. It is in the northern part of South Sulawesi and can be reached by bus from

Makassar Makassar ( ), formerly Ujung Pandang ( ), is the capital of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, 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, ...

History

Makale used to be a place for trading goods and then became one of the biggest towns in

Tana Toraja Tana Toraja ( 'Toraja Land' in Toraja language) is a landlocked regency ('' kabupaten'') of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, and home to the Toraja ethnic group. It covers an area of and had a population of 221,081 at the 2010 censusBiro Pu ...

Economy

People in Makale mostly work as businessmen. They trade livestock, rice, and pigs. There is a six-day cyclic market that has become the main attraction of the city.

Transportation

This town can be reached by bus from

using inter-city transport. It takes around eight hours from Makassar to Makale, Tana Toraja.

References

External links

Traditional Market of Makale, Tana Toraja, Indonesia

External links

Populated places in South Sulawesi Tana Toraja Regency Regency seats of South Sulawesi {{SSulawesi-geo-stub