page_title: Manado
section_title: Administration
hierarchical_section_title: Manado / Administration
caption_attribution_description: riverside
context_page_description: Manado is the capital city of the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi. It is the second largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar, with the 2015 estimated population of 425,420 distributed over a land area of 157 km². The Manado metropolitan area has a population of 1.2 million as of 2018. The city is located at the Bay of Manado and is surrounded by a mountainous area.
  Manado is among Indonesia's top-five tourism priorities. The city is served by Sam Ratulangi International Airport, which has been directly connected to the Philippines, Singapore, and China. Bunaken National Park is one of the city's most famous tourist attractions. The city is also known for its Christian-majority population and has held the country's biggest Christmas celebration annually. It is also recognised as one of the most tolerant and peaceful cities in Indonesia.
context_section_description: The city is divided into 11 districts (kecamatan). The table below lists population totals from the 2010 Census. It does not include the districts of Bunaken Kepulauan and Paal 2, which were established in 2012.
  The boundaries of Manado City are as follows:
  North = North Minahasa Regency and Mantehage straits
  South = Minahasa Regency
  West = Manado Bay
  East = Minahasa Regency
caption: Fisherman village in Sindulang
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