Makassar, Indonesia

#100waysoftravel #makassar #indonesia Makassar City (Macassar, Mangkasar, Ujung Pandang (1971-1999)) is one of the metropolitan cities in Indonesia and also the capital of South Sulawesi province. Makassar City is the fourth largest city in Indonesia and the largest in Eastern Indonesia. As a service center in Eastern Indonesia (KTI), Makassar City plays a role as a center of trade and services, a center of industrial activities, a center of government activities, a hub for goods and passenger transportation services by land, sea and air and a center for education and health services. Administratively, this city consists of 14 sub-districts and 143 villages. This city is located at an altitude of between 0-25 m above sea level. The population of Makassar City in 2000 was 1,130,384 people consisting of 557,050 men and 573,334 women with an average growth of 1.65%.