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. 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.Sulawesi Utara Dalam Angka 2019Badan 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, 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
See also List of metropolitan areas by population Jakarta metropolitan area Surabaya metropolitan area Bandung metropolitan area Padang metropolitan area
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