Manado
Manado Manado is the capital city of the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia. Manado is located at the Bay of Manado , and is surrounded by a mountainous area. The city had 408,354 inhabitants at the 2010 Census, making it the second-largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar. The municipality of Manado is divided into nine districts: Malalayang, Sario, Wanea, Tikala, Wenang, Mapanget, Singkil, Tuminting and Bunaken. The name Manado comes from manadou or wanazou meaning "on the far coast" or "in the distance," which derived from Minahasan Language, and originally referred to the further of two islands which can be seen from the mainland. When the settlement on this island was relocated to the mainland, the name Manado was brought with it, after which the island itself became referred to as Manado Tua. The name for Manado in Sangir language is Manaro. The 1st mention of Manado comes from a world map by cartographer Nicolas Desliens, where it showed the island...