Manado metropolitan area
Metropolitan area in North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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The Manado metropolitan area, known locally as Bimindo (an acronym of Bitung–Minahasa–Manado), is a metropolitan area anchored by the city of Manado in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.[2][3][4][5] 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 with an estimated population of over 1.377 million as of mid 2023.[6][7]
Manado metropolitan area
Bimindo | |
|---|---|
Panoramic view of Manado | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | North Sulawesi |
| Core city | Manado |
| Satellite city | Bitung Tomohon |
| Regencies | Minahasa Regency North Minahasa Regency |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 2,840.75 km2 (1,096.82 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| 1,377,815 | |
| • Density | 513.5/km2 (1,330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time) |
| Vehicle registration | DB |
| GDP metro | 2023[1] |
| - Total |  Rp 117.534 trillionUS$ 7.711 billionUS$ 24.695 billion (PPP) |
| - Per capita | Rp 85.335 millionUS$ 5,599US$ 17,930 (PPP) |
Area and population
The official metropolitan area centred on Manado includes three cities (Manado, Bitung and Tomohon) and two regencies (Minahasa and North Minahasa).
| City / Regency | District | Area (km2) |
Population (2024) |
Pop. Density (per km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manado Municipality | All 11 districts | 162.35 | 459,409 | 2,830 |
| Bitung Municipality | All 8 districts | 313.51 | 216,026 | 689 |
| Tomohon Municipality | All 5 districts | 169.10 | 103,812 | 613 |
| Minahasa Regency (part) | ||||
| Pineleng | 49.30 | 27,295 | 554 | |
| Tombulu | 73.43 | 17,151 | 234 | |
| Mandolang | 47.05 | 20,148 | 428 | |
| North Minahasa Regency (part) | Kema | 78.76 | 17,707 | 225 |
| Kauditan | 108.20 | 29,142 | 269 | |
| Airmadidi | 8.66 | 31,036 | 3,584 | |
| Kalawat | 39.03 | 32,217 | 825 | |
| Dimembe | 166.43 | 29,735 | 179 | |
| Talawaan | 82.51 | 21,554 | 261 | |
| Manado Metropolitan Area | 1,298.33 | 1,005,232 | 774 | |