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Makassar

Also known as Ujungpandang, Macassar, Kota Makassar, Makassar City

Makassar, formerly Ujung Pandang, is the capital of the Indonesian 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, Surabaya, Medan, and Bandung. The city is located on the southwest coast of the island of Sulawesi, facing the Makassar Strait.

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Makassar is the capital of South Sulawesi province in Indonesia and the country's fifth-largest city, serving as the major urban center for Eastern Indonesia. Located on the southwest coast of Sulawesi island along the Makassar Strait, it plays a significant role as a regional hub in one of Indonesia's eastern regions.

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Settlement.name: Makassar
Settlement.other_name: Ujung Pandang
Settlement.official_name: City of Makassar
Settlement.translit_lang1: Regional
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Makassarese
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: Mangkasara’ / Jumpandang (Lontara’)
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Buginese
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: Mangkasa’ / Juppandang (Lontara’)
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_flag: Makassar city flag.png
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of City Makassar.png
Settlement.nicknames: "City of Daeng"; "Ujung Pandang"
Settlement.motto: Sekali Layar Terkembang Pantang Biduk Surut ke Pantai (Once the sails are set, we shan't return to shore)
Settlement.map_caption1: Interactive map of Makassar
Settlement.map_caption: Location within South Sulawesi
Settlement.pushpin_map: Indonesia_Sulawesi#Indonesia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Kota Makasar
Demonym: Makassan
Population: 1338663
Area: 175.77
Elevation: 20
Official website: www.makassarkota.go.id
Image: Makassar, March 2019.jpg
Dialing code: 0411
Motto: Sekali Layar Terkembang Pantang Biduk Surut ke Pantai

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Commons category: Makassar
inception: 1607-11-09
native label: Makassar
P12749: Madigan
Statistics Indonesia area code: 7371
name: Makasar

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Names and etymology
History
Makassarese kingdom
Dutch colonial period
After independence
Geography
Climate
Government
Administrative divisions
Demographics
Economy
Connection with Australia
Transportation
Media
Traditional cuisine
Education
International relations
Consulates
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
See also
Notes
References
References
Further reading
External links

Throughout its history, Makassar has been an important trading port, hosting the center of the Gowa Sultanate and a Portuguese naval base before its conquest by the Dutch East India Company in the 17th century. It remained an important port in the Dutch East Indies, serving Eastern Indonesian regions with Makassarese fishers going as far south as the Australian coast. For a brief period after the proclamation of Indonesian independence in 1946, Makassar was designated the capital of the State of East Indonesia, a Dutch puppet state; however, in 1950, only four years into its existence as an independent state, the Makassar Uprising took place, resulting in the country's integration into the Republic of Indonesia.