Parepare
Parepare | |
|---|---|
| City of Parepare Kota Parepare | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Buginese | ᨄᨑᨙᨄᨑᨙ |
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Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Kota Cinta - City of Love | |
Location within South Sulawesi | |
Interactive map of Parepare | |
| Coordinates: 4°01′00″S 119°37′25″E / 4.01667°S 119.62361°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | South Sulawesi |
| Established | 17 February 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tasming Hamid |
| • Vice Mayor | Hermanto Pasennang |
| • Leader of People's Representative Council | Kaharuddin Kadir |
| Area | |
• Total | 38.35 sq mi (99.33 km2) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 160,309 |
| • Density | 4,180/sq mi (1,614/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time) |
| Postal code | 91100 |
| Area code | (+62) 421 |
| Website | pareparekota.go.id |
Parepare (Buginese pronunciation: [parɛ(ʔ)parɛ(ʔ)]; Indonesian pronunciation: [parepare(ʔ)] or [parɛparɛ(ʔ)]) is a city (kota) in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, located on the southwest coast of Sulawesi, about 155 km (96 mi) north of the provincial capital of Makassar. A port town, it is one of the major population centers of the Bugis people. The city had a population of 129,542 people at the 2010 Census and 151,454 at the 2020 Census; its official estimate as at mid-2023 was 160,309 (comprising 79,753 males and 80,556 females).
B. J. Habibie, the third President of Indonesia, was born in Parepare.