11 Facts About Manado

Manado is the capital city of the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi.

Manado was further developed by Spain as a centre of commerce for the Chinese traders who traded the coffee in China.

The first King of Manado named Muntu Untu was in fact the son of a Spanish Mestizo.

The Dutch missionaries built the first Christian church in Manado called Oude Kerk, which still stands, and is called Gereja Sentrum.

Manado has a tropical rainforest climate according to the Koppen climate classification, as there is no real dry season.

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Protestant Christianity is the major religion in Manado, constituting around 63 percent of all residents, Islam comes second forming about 31 percent, Catholicism comes in third forming around 5 percent, and the rest follow Buddhism, Hinduism, and Confucianism, each coming in at less than 1 percent each, according to the 2020 national census.

Therefore, the city of Manado has a relatively conducive social environment, and is known as one safest cities in Indonesia.

Manado is home to some of the biggest and most influential churches in the province, with many of them located along the iconic Sam Ratulangi Street.

Food typical of Manado include Tinutuan, which consists of various kinds of vegetables.

Dabu-dabu is a very popular typical Manado sauce, made from a mixture of red chillies, cayenne pepper, sliced red onion, and freshly diced tomatoes, and finally given a mixture of soy sauce.

Local language spoken in Manado and the surrounding area is a creole of the Malay language called Manado Malay.