Makassar

The capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Makassar (Indonesian: Kota Makassar) Indonesia South Sulawesi The capital of Sulawesi The largest city in Shanghai. Makassar is located in the southwest of Sulawesi Island Makassar Strait Between 1971 and 1999, the city was called Wurong Pandang Indonesian :Ujung Pandang)。 The area of the city is 175.77 square kilometre , with a population of about 1.4 million.
Chinese name
Makassar
Foreign name
Makassar
Alias
Xijiang River
Administrative Region Category
provincial capital
Region
South Sulawesi, Indonesia
geographical position
Southwestern Sulawesi
Area
175.77 km²
climatic conditions
Tropical rainforest climate
population size
About 1.4 million
Dialect
Indonesian

Historical evolution

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At the beginning of the 16th century, Makassar was the largest Trade Centre , later became Southeast Asia The largest city in the islands. At that time, the King of Makassar maintained free trade So that all incoming businessmen can trade and prevent Netherlands Here Monopoly trade The attempt of. In addition, based on Religious tolerance The policy of "the Communist Party of China" enabled businessmen of different religious backgrounds to trade freely, and gradually made Makassar the trade center of the whole Southeast Asia, trading as far as Arabia and Europe.
In 1660, the Netherlands Portugal People stationed in Makassar Launch an attack , defeated Portugal and Gova Sudan Allied forces destroyed the Portuguese colony( Battle of Makassar )。
As the Dutch strengthened their control over Indonesia, the importance of Makassar gradually declined. In 1669, the Buji people and the Dutch occupied Makassar( Wangjiaxi City Siege )It was not until 1848 that Makassar restored its Freeport Identity of.

Economics

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Because Makassar is Sulawesi The original port, so its shipbuilding industry Relatively developed, producing different ships such as sailboats Ocean going vessel Etc. In addition, during the colonial period, Makassar produced Makassar oil and Ebony It is more famous and has a large export volume. And Makassar is also the fishing center of Sulawesi Island, especially famous for sea cucumbers. Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport IATA : UPG) to 46 cities in Indonesia, and Malaysia Singapore Saudi Arabia and India Of International routes

population

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The Makasi people are mainly distributed in the southern tip of the southwest peninsula of Sulawesi Island Zelaya And adjacent islands, a few of which live in Kalimantan Island Southeast of. genus Mongolian Malay type. Using Makasi, of Austronesian language family Indonesian group Historical documents and literary creation written in the Chinese language. currency Malay and Indonesian Mostly believe in Islam and belong to Sunni Sect; Some believe in Christianity and reserve primitive religion Remains of faith. Mainly engaged in agriculture, known irrigation early, used buffalo to plow, and cultivated intensively unhusked rice And corn. Some are engaged in fishing. handicraft industry It is also well developed, good at weaving and knitting, and making various copper and iron utensils and Gold and silver jewelry , especially good at shipbuilding and navigation, good at regional trade Malay Islands One of the most active maritime and business nationalities in the sea area. Its merchant ships often come and go sumatra Malay Peninsula Kalimantan Island Java And Sulawesi.