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Makassar

Indonesia
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Makassar

Makassar, formerly called Ujung Pandang, is the capital of South Sulawesi province. It has the largest population of any city on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, and is the fifth largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung and Medan. The city is on the southwest coast of Sulawesi, facing the Makassar strait. It is regarded as the gateway to the eastern part of Indonesia.

This official metropolitan area covers 2.689,89 km and had a population of 2.696.242 (2017). The metropolitan area of Makassar (Mamminasata) extends over 47 administrative districts (kecamatan), consisting of all 15 districts within the city, all nine districts of Takalar Regency, 11 (out of 18) districts of Gowa Regency and 12 (out of 14) districts of Maros Regency.

The trade in spices figured prominently in the history of Sulawesi, which involved frequent struggles between rival native and foreign powers for control of the lucrative trade during the pre-colonial and colonial period when spices from the region were in high demand in the West. Much of South Sulawesi's early history was written in old texts that can be traced back to the 13th and 14th centuries.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

30.7°C23.2
Precipitation: 734 mm

Feb

31°C22.7
Precipitation: 533 mm

Mar

31.3°C23.3
Precipitation: 391 mm

Apr

32°C23.6
Precipitation: 235 mm

May

32.1°C23.4
Precipitation: 127 mm

Jun

32.5°C22.9
Precipitation: 66 mm

Jul

32.4°C21.7
Precipitation: 48 mm

Aug

34.3°C20.1
Precipitation: 15 mm

Sep

34.8°C21.2
Precipitation: 83 mm

Oct

34.6°C21.7
Precipitation: 83 mm

Nov

33.5°C22.7
Precipitation: 273 mm

Dec

31.3°C23
Precipitation: 549 mm
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