What is Manado?
[[Image:Lambang Kota Manado.png|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Manado''' ({{IPA-id|maˈnado}}) is the capital [[City status in Indonesia|city]] of the [[Indonesia]]n [[Provinces of Indonesia|province]] of [[North Sulawesi]]. It is the second largest city in [[Sulawesi]] after [[Makassar]], with 1.2&nbsp;million living in the [[metropolitan area]] as of 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sulut.bps.go.id/publication/download.html?nrbvfeve=YmJjN2E5NDRjZjRmZWNlNzdmYzI5YTg2&xzmn=aHR0cHM6Ly9zdWx1dC5icHMuZ28uaWQvcHVibGljYXRpb24vMjAxOS8wOC8xNi9iYmM3YTk0NGNmNGZlY2U3N2ZjMjlhODYvcHJvdmluc2ktc3VsYXdlc2ktdXRhcmEtZGFsYW0tYW5na2EtMjAxOS5odG1s&twoadfnoarfeauf=MjAyMC0wMS0xOCAyMjoxMDowNQ%3D%3D|title=Sulawesi Utara Dalam Angka 2019}}</ref> The city is located near the [[Bay of Manado]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://soleilian.com/654|title=In the shadows of volcanoes: Manado Bay and its harbour|access-date=14 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110062456/http://soleilian.com/654|archive-date=10 January 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Cities in Indonesia]] [[Category:North Sulawesi]] {{geo-stub}}