Manado
Motto: Si Tou Tumou Tou (Men live to help others live)
Manado Location of Manado in Indonesia
Coordinates: 1°30′00″N 124°58′00″E / 1.5, 124.966667
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sulawesi
Founded	1623
Government
- Mayor	Jimmy R. Rogi (Golkar)
Area
- Total	157.26 km² (60.7 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total	± 417.548
Website: www.kotamanado.go.id/

Manado

Manado is the capital of the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia. Manado is located at the Bay of Manado, and is surrounded by a mountainous area. The city has about 417,548 inhabitants. The municipality of Manado is divided into nine districts: Malalayang, Sario, Wanea, Wenang, Tikala, Mapanget, Singkil, Tuminting and Mapanget.

History

The Dutch East India Company built a fortress in Manado in 1658. As with regions in eastern Indonesia, Manado has undergone Christianization by Dutch missionaries, including Riedel and Schwarz. The Javanese prince Diponegoro was exiled to Manado by the Dutch government in 1830. The English biologist Alfred Wallace visited Manado in 1859, and praised the town for its beauty.

In 1919, the Apostolic Prefecture of Celebes was established in the city. In 1961, it was promoted as the Diocese of Manado.

The city was heavily damaged by Allied bombing during World War II. In 1958, the headquarters of the rebel movement Permesta were moved to Manado. When Permesta confronted the central government with demands for political, economic and regional reform, Jakarta responded in Manado by bombing the city in February 1958, and then invading in June 1958.