The Manado metropolitan area, known locally as Bimindo (an acronym of Bitung–Minahasa–Manado), is a
metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region consisting of a densely populated urban area, urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories which share Industry (economics), industries, commercial areas, Transport infrastructure, transport network ...
anchored by the city of
Manado
Manado (, ) is the capital City status in Indonesia, city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sulawesi. It is the second largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar, with the 2020 census giving a population of 451,916,Badan ...
in
North Sulawesi
North Sulawesi () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is mainly located on the Minahasa Peninsula of the island of Sulawesi, south of the Philippines and southeast of Sabah, Malaysia, but also includes various small archipel ...
,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
.
It includes the cities of
Bitung and
Tomohon, as well as
Minahasa Regency and
North Minahasa Regency. It is the second-largest metropolitan area in
Sulawesi
Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the List of islands by area, world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Min ...
with an estimated population of over 1.377 million as of mid 2023.
[Sulawesi Utara Dalam Angka 2019](_blank)
/ref>[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Provinsi Sulawesi Utara Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.71)]
Area and population
The official metropolitan area centred on Manado includes three cities (Manado, Biuting and Tomohon) and two regencies (Minahasa and North Minahasa).
See also
* List of metropolitan areas by population
The United Nations uses three definitions for what constitutes a city, as not all cities in all jurisdictions are classified using the same criteria. Cities may be defined as the cities proper, the extent of their urban area, or their metrop ...
* Jakarta metropolitan area
The Jakarta metropolitan area or Greater Jakarta, known locally as ''Jabodetabekpunjur'' (an acronym of Jakarta– Bogor– Depok– Tangerang– Bekasi further extended to include Puncak region of Bogor Regency and portions of Cianjur Regenc ...
* Surabaya metropolitan area
* Bandung metropolitan area
* Padang metropolitan area
References
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Metropolitan areas of Indonesia
North Sulawesi