Ujungpandang

Makassar ᨆᨀᨔᨑ Ujung Pandang
City
Other transcription(s)
• Buginese	ᨆᨃᨔ / ᨍᨘᨇᨉ
• Chinese	望加锡 / 锡江
• Pinyin	Wàng jiā xī / Xī jiāng
Clockwise from top : Karebosi Skyline, Trans Studio Makassar, Ratu Indah Mall, Makassar Waterfront, Paotere Harbour, Fort Rotterdam
Seal
Nickname(s): "City of Daeng"
Motto: Sekali Layar Terkembang Pantang Biduk Surut Ke Pantai
Makassar Location of Makassar in Sulawesi
Coordinates: 5°8′S 119°25′E / 5.133°S 119.417°E / -5.133; 119.417
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Sulawesi
Founded	9 November 1607
Government
• Mayor	Ir. H. Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto
• Deputy Mayor	Syamsu Rizal
Area
• City	199.3 km2 (77.0 sq mi)
• Metro	1,145.9 km2 (442.4 sq mi)
Elevation	0–25 m (0–82 ft)
Population (2010 census)
• City	1,338,663
• Density	6,700/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
• Metro	1,976,168
• Metro density	1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
	2010 decennial census
Demonym(s)	Makassarian
Time zone	WITA (UTC+8)
• Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+8)
Area code	(+62) 411
Vehicle registration	DD
Website	www.makassarkota.go.id www.visitmakassar.net

Coordinates: 5°8′S 119°25′E / 5.133°S 119.417°E / -5.133; 119.417

www.makassarkota.go.id

Makassar (Buginese-Makassar language: ᨀᨚᨈ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ) – sometimes spelled Macassar – is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is the largest city on Sulawesi Island in terms of population, and the fifth largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, and Medan. From 1971 to 1999, the city was named Ujung Pandang, after a precolonial fort in the city, and the two names are often used interchangeably. The city is located on the southwest coast of the island of Sulawesi, facing the Makassar Strait.

The city's area is 199.3 square kilometres (77.0 sq mi) and it had a population of around 1.6 million in 2013. Its built-up (or metro) area has 1,976,168 inhabitants covering Makassar City and 15 districts. Its official metropolitan area, known as Mamminasata, with 17 additional districts, covers an area of 2,548 square kilometres (984 sq mi) and had a population of around 2.4 million according to 2010 Census.

The trade in spices figured prominently in the history of Sulawesi, which involved frequent struggles between rival native and foreign powers for control of the lucrative trade during the pre-colonial and colonial period, when spices from the region were in high demand in the West. Much of South Sulawesi's early history was written in old texts that can be traced back to the 13th and 14th centuries.