The History of MANADO
Manado is the capital city of North Sulawesi. Manado which is located in the north edge of Sulawesi Island has its own motto or slogan of the city “Si Tou Timou Tumou Tou” as can be seen at this symbol of Manado symbol:
This motto means that “a human lives to help somebody else”. Sam Ratulangi make this sentence to be the Manado’s slogan at past and can be said in Manado language “Baku beking pande” which has almost same meaning that human will always adding knowledge and complement each other.
Manado city is boundaring with mountains, so that this city is well known with its cool and convenience surroundings. Manado also located besides the Sulawesi Sea, right near the Manado Bay.
Bunaken Island, which is known with its sea’s beauty, is located not far from the Manado Beach. Manado’s society is famous with their open mindedness and their kindness.
North Sulawesi has a long history before it be a ‘Daerah Tingkat I’ province. At the beginning of Indonesia independent day, this are is only a part of Sulawesi (‘keresidenan’).
Based on the Government rules No.5-1960, Sulawesi is divided into two parts; the South-South East Sulawesi, which has the first major MR. A.A. Baramuli and his representative Latkol F.J. Tumbelaka. This area is formed of Kotapraja Manado, Kotapraja Gorontalo, and the eight area of Daerah Tingkat II (Sangihe Talaud, Bolaang Mongondow, Minahasa, Gorontalo, Buol Toli-Toli, Donggala, Poso dan Luwuk/Banggai). The second one is North-Middle Province.
On September 1964, the government of Republic Indonesia executes rules which state that South-South East Sulawesi is changing its status to be first grade autonomic area and Manado is the capital city. By this date of rules, the Noth Sulawesi is spread over from North Miangas Island to Molosipat in the west of Gorontalo.
Until the year of 2000, North Sulawesi has five kabupaten and three kotamadaya (Kabupaten Minahasa, Bolaang Mongondow, Gorontalo, Sangihe dan Talaud, Boalemo serta Kotamadya Manado, Bitung dan Gorontalo).
Later, Gorontalo has separated from North Sulawesi and be an autonomic area with UU 38-2000.
In 2002 and 2003, North Sulawesi added its provinces with Talaud, formed by UU no.8 in 2002 as the result of Sangihe’s broader area. Minahasa also has broader it selves with three unique areas. So that the North Sulawesi has become a province with eight administration cities:
- Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow
- Kabupaten Minahasa
- Kabupaten Sangihe
- Kabupaten Talaud
- Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan
- Kabupaten Minahasa Utara
- Kota Manado
- Kota Bitung
- Kota Tomohon
Bunaken Festival in 2007, celebrating the coming of World Ocean Conference 2009!
Different with before, Bunaken Festival 2007, which is held on September 15-24 in Manado, North Sulawesi, is seen more cheerful, creative and has good quality of event from the aspect of management, executing and the material.
Manado has pointed as the city where "World Ocean Conference -World Ocean Summit" in 2009 will be held. And this festival is a preparation event from celebrating this famous conference.
Bunaken Festival always held annually, in celebrating the anniversary of North Sulawesi and this year, in 2007, this beatyful province has reach the age of 43 with various culture shows like sea carnival in Bunaken Island also the Traditional Parade Fashion national and international scope as a program synergy of Departemen Kebudayaan and Pariwisata (Depbudpar) with the government of North Sulawesi. This festival is a national calendar of event in Indonesia as a promotion of the beauties of Bunaken and Indonesia of course.
Now, Manado has vision and mission; Manado wants to be a city of world beauties in 2010.
Manado Sea
Tourism is a part of potential sector that has to have of every country as a source of economic or finance. In North Country there are many places that can attract tourists from domestic or from other countries (Japan, America, Holland, France, England, Belgia, Canada, and South Korea) to come and enjoy the beauties of those views such as what Indonesian called wisata alam, wisata bahari, and wisata budaya. In 2004 survey has proof that 25.226 domestic and 432.999 people from other countries come to visit Manado. The varieties of places which visited such as National Park, National sea of Bunaken, and National Park of Bogani Nani Wartabone.
North Sulawesi located geographically strategic because it directly connected to Pacific Ocean and based from this reason, North Sulawesi has so many opportunities in progressing their business national or internationally such as trading with Philippine or Malaysia. Those are the superiorities of North Sulawesi.
The Beauties in Manado
- Gunung Lokon and Mahawu
Both of these mountains have height in about 1580m for Lokon and 1311m for Mahawu. Lokon is better known than Mahwu because it has what we called ‘kawah’, which is more beautiful.
The hiking to the top of Lokon and Mahawu mountain on the morning usually and the goal is to see the view at the top with 60m deep of mountain’s lake.
Monument and Dr. Sam Ratulangi’s Grave
These places are a monument and a grave to remember a national hero of North Sulawesi, whose name is Sam Ratulangi. He was born in Tondano 1890 and died in 1949. These places is located with the view of Tondano Lake and circling with
Taman Purbakala Sawangan
This places are the collections of 144 ‘Waruga’ of sarcophagus from the Minahasa ancient in Megalithic century. These sarcophagus has a philosophy value and form as if the seat of one person. The Christians believe that the sarcophagus is immortal.
In the above of those sarcophagus, there are stones are formed as a head, which draws hobby, personality and jobs. There is also a museum in front of gapura which is located in Sawanagan Village, 24km from Manado city. Waruga in Minahasa can be found in several places such as Airmadidi, Tomohon dan Tara-Tara.
Bunaken National Sea Park
Bunaken National Sea Park is stated by the President of Indonesia in December 24th 1991. This place is a water conservations area with a 79065ha broad. Bunaken is divided into two parts:
- The North
Consists of 5 islands (Bunaken, Siladen, Manado Tua, Mantehage and Nain Island, also seashore)
- The South
Consists of several seashores (Popo, Teling, Kumu, Pinasungkulan, Rap-rap, Sondaken, Wawontulap and Poperang village).
Bunaken National Sea Park is located in Bunaken Island. Bunaken is the conservation area which is has the variety of seas and seashores and also has three ecosystems which are Coral, Mangrove, and Padang Lamun.
Potential Source
- Breeding and Fishery Potency
Fishery potency in North Sulawesi is very potential. But, until now, the potential is not optimized by the government especially in Tomini Bay and North Sulawesi’s sea. In 1998, Fishery product in North Sulawesi reach until 181.376,7 ton and there are same as Rp 944.961.376.000,00. Beside that, in 1998 there are a lot of variety of breeding in North Sulawesi such as chicken, cow, horse, goat, pig, and duck.
- Mining and Industry
In industry, especially agro industry, Manado has a big enough potential (more specific: to breeding and fishery industry). This industry is supported by knowledge, human resources, technology and the strategic geographic of North Sulawesi. The varieties of these industries are foods, drinks, and tobaccos which are accounted in 85 units of industries, textiles, wood, pulp, etc. those kind of industries are committed to gain as much as they can to employ the Manado’s society in order to reduce the number of unemployment.
Besides, there are some mining industries such as kaolin, copper, ores, and gold which are optimally developed and in Lahendong, source of energy has been developed to be a electric sources.
- Fish Processing Industry
Kind of product : Wood fish, varieties of wood fish executing (mie, meat dish of fried sliced meat, candies, etc)
Factors that support : Support from Government local and national because it is the main sector of industries in North Sulawesi, strategic position, Banda seas which are wealthy of fish (29.100. ton/year) and Sulawesi Sea.
- Agriculture and Gardening Industry
Agriculture products in North Sulawesi are the same with other provinces products commonly, such as corn, rice plan, soybean, tuber, etc. in 1998, the commodity of this agriculture gain a good result
These industries have developed at much because there are the good combinations of human resources and land also the processing. Potential fields such as dried coconut in Minahasa and Sangihe-Talaud archipelago are domineering. Coffee and clove are much planted in Gorontalo, Bolaang Mongondow, dan Minahasa.
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. Food Manufacturing of Coconut
Varity of products : Coconut powder or flour and its manufacturing
Factors that support : plantation business of coconuts in North Sulawesi as a 68.46 % of total area and the production has reached about 268.528. ton in a year. The location of this industries is in Bitung where the ownership of land is owned by leasing and property.
- Forestry Industry
Manado in North Sulawesi also has a potential wild territory. The process of making these forestry potential now reach in about 47.5% of overall area. There are several types of primeval forests, such as mangrove forest, PPA forest, preservation forest and production forest which is divided into stable, limited and conversion preservation forest. The wide of those forests are 331.254,90 ha for preservations, 396.565 ha for PPA, 23.776 ha for mangrove forest, 568.380 ha for production forest and 35.487 ha of conversion forest.
The production of wood in North Sulawesi in 1998 such as round wood, rogue wood as the same progress with the production of forest such as gaharu, kemedang and rotan wood.
