Manado Guide
In addition to being the provincial capital of North Sulawesi, the city of Manado has also emerged as a popular tourist destination thanks to its scenic setting on the Bay of Manado and the surrounding mountain range.
The nine districts that make up Manado’s municipality are named Malalayang, Sario, Wanea, Wenang, Tikala, Mapanget, Singkil, Tuminting, and Mapanget.
Equipped with malls and friendly faces Manado is North Sulawesi’s main hub due to being well-served, with good hotels and restaurants for visitors looking to travel onward to other North Sulawesi destinations such as Bunaken, Tomohon, the Lembeh Straight, Likupang, and Tangkoko-Batuangas Dua Saudara.
Manado is home to a diverse population, including Javanese, Batak, Mollucas, and Makassar peoples. Manado’s population is predominantly Christian, and the city is full of historic churches.
Manado Malay is the language spoken by the locals. It sounds like a variation on Bahasa Indonesia, possibly with a Manado accent. They were once ruled by the Portuguese and the Dutch, and some of the local dialects derive from those languages.
After an earthquake in 1844 completely leveled what had been a major port for European spice traders, the Dutch rebuilt Manado. Then In 1945, after the Japanese occupied the area, their allied bombers pounded the city of Manado.
Today, the growth of Bitung’s port and Manado’s convenient air connections to Singapore and the rest of the country have enhanced trade and tourism in the city.
The majority of the properties are located outside the city’s “boulevard,” Jl Piere Tendean, a huge street surrounded by retail centers and with little access to the coastline.
Watch out for festivals throughout the year since Minahasans like any opportunity to party, especially around holidays and festivals.
The Chinese New Year celebrations at Manado’s oldest temple, Ban Hin Kiong, which was constructed in 1819, are a hive of activity.
Every year on July 16th, in celebration of Manado City’s birthday, the Manado Boulevard Carnival (MBC) takes place.
Aside from Saguer, a kind of wine or palm wine manufactured in Manado from fermented sap with an average alcohol by volume of 40%, there is Minahasan food everywhere, such as rica-rica, a hot stir-fry cooked with ayam (chicken) or babi (pork), fresh fish, bubur tinotuan (corn porridge), Nasi Kuning flavored with abon of cakalang rica fish wrapped in sugar palm leaves and other regional specialties that are all very tasty.
There are upscale restaurants and groceries located along Ji Sam Ratulangi, the major route that runs north to south.
Manado Town Square, Star Square, and Grand Kawanua City are just a few of the many malls in the city which have lots of food courts.