Manado metropolitan area

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
- 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)

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. 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.

Area and population

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

City / Regency	District	Area (km2)	Population (2024)	Pop. Density (per km2)
Manado Municipality	All 11 districts	162.35	459,409	2,830
Bitung Municipality	All 8 districts	313.51	216,026	689
Tomohon Municipality	All 5 districts	169.10	103,812	613
Minahasa Regency (part)
	Pineleng	49.30	27,295	554
	Tombulu	73.43	17,151	234
	Mandolang	47.05	20,148	428
North Minahasa Regency (part)	Kema	78.76	17,707	225
	Kauditan	108.20	29,142	269
	Airmadidi	8.66	31,036	3,584
	Kalawat	39.03	32,217	825
	Dimembe	166.43	29,735	179
	Talawaan	82.51	21,554	261
Manado Metropolitan Area		1,298.33	1,005,232	774

See also

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