Manado metropolitan area

The Manado metropolitan area, known locally as Bimindo (an acronym of Bitung–Minahasa–Manado), is a metropolitan area anchored by the city of Manado in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.^[2][3][4][5] It includes the cities of Bitung and Tomohon, as well as Minahasa Regency and North Minahasa Regency. It is the second-largest metropolitan area in Sulawesi with an estimated population of over 1.377 million as of mid 2023.^[6][7]

Manado metropolitan area Bimindo
Metropolitan area
Panoramic view of Manado
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Sulawesi
Core city	Manado
Satellite city	Bitung Tomohon
Regencies	Minahasa Regency North Minahasa Regency
Area
• Metro	2,840.75 km2 (1,096.82 sq mi)
Population
• Metropolitan area	1,377,815
• Density	513.5/km2 (1,330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Vehicle registration	DB
GDP metro	2023[1]
- Total	Rp 117.534 trillion US$ 7.711 billion US$ 24.695 billion (PPP)
- Per capita	Rp 85.335 million US$ 5,599 US$ 17,930 (PPP)

Area and population

The official metropolitan area centred on Manado includes three cities (Manado, Biuting and Tomohon) and two regencies (Minahasa and North Minahasa).

Statistics Indonesia, 2024^[6]

Administrative division	Area (in km2)	Population 2010 Census[8]	Population 2020 Census[9]	Population mid-2023 Estimate[10]
Manado Municipality	157.26	410,481	451,916	458,592
Bitung Municipality	313.51	187,652	225,134	232,440
Tomohon Municipality	169.10	91,553	100,587	103,072
Minahasa Regency	1,141.64	310,384	347,290	351,920
North Minahasa Regency	1,059.24	188,904	224,993	231,791
Manado metropolitan area	2,840.75	1,188,974	1,349,920	1,377,815

See also

• List of metropolitan areas by population
• Jakarta metropolitan area
• Surabaya metropolitan area
• Bandung metropolitan area
• Padang metropolitan area