Makassar, formerly known as Ujung Pandang, is the capital of the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi and the largest city in the region of Eastern Indonesia, ranking as the country's fifth-largest urban center after Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan and Bandung. A historic trading port at the crossroads of routes between Southeast Asia and eastern Indonesia, Makassar remains a major port and commercial gateway to the country's eastern islands.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Longitude119.413611 degrees east 2 Partially Attested
Elevation (m)Wikipedia infobox states elevation as a range, 0 to 25 metres, for this coastal city, with no single point value; 13 m recorded as the midpoint of the stated range. Sources
1. Makassar (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
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The city's area is 175.77 square kilometres (67.87 sq mi), and it had a population of approximately 1.485 million (737,239 males and 747,838 females) as of mid 2025 within Makassar City's fifteen administrative districts.
Infobox elevation_m field, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makassar
elevation_m = 0-25
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The conversion of the citizens to Islam was followed by the first official Friday Prayer in the city, traditionally dated to 9 November 1607, which is celebrated today as the city's official anniversary.
View the Source 2. Makassar (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -5.133056, longitude 119.413611
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the SourceWikidata: Makassar
Wikidata Q14634, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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