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Bitung is a city on the northern coast of the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is in the province of North Sulawesi, and faces Lembeh Island (which forms two districts of the city) and the Lembeh Strait, which is known for its colourful marine life, in particular sea slugs. Bitung has a population of 187,932 at the 2010 Census, making it the second most populated city in the province after the capital Manado,[1] rising to 225,134 at the 2020 Census.[2]

Bitung
City
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Streets of Bitung
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Location within North Sulawesi
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Coordinates: 1°26′50″N 125°11′52″E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sulawesi
Province	North Sulawesi
Established	10 April 1975; 47 years ago (1975-04-10) as Administrative City of Bitung 15 August 1990; 32 years ago (1990-08-15) as Bitung City
Government
• Mayor	Maurits Mantiri
• Vice Mayor	Hengky Honandar
Area [1]
• Total	313.51 km2 (121.05 sq mi)
Population  (2020 Census)[1][2]
• Total	225,134
• Density	720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Postcodes	9xxxx
Area code	(+62) 438
Vehicle registration	DB
Website	bitungkota.go.id

At present large numbers of development projects undergoing centering around the city, which include the SEZ, Manado-Bitung toll road, Bitung International Ocean Going Ship Port, and the Makasar-Bitung rail track, which will automatically make the city a gateway to the Pacific region.[3]

Administrative divisions

The city is divided into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[2] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (urban kelurahan) in each district.

Name	Area in km2	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Number of villages
Madidir (a)	20.83	33,482	36,323	8
Matuari (b)	33.96	27,180	40,496	8
Girian	5.17	27,862	38,074	7
Lembeh Selatan (c) (South Lembeh)	25.53	9,120	10,665	7
Lembeh Utara (North Lembeh)	27.66	8,509	9,525	10
Aertembaga (d)	33.09	28,262	29,994	10
Maesa	9.70	36,007	39,681	8
Ranowulu (e)	157.57	17,230	20,376	11
Totals	313.51	187,932	225,134	69

Notes: (a) formerly Bitung Tengah (Central Bitung). (b) formerly Bitung Barat (West Bitung). (c) formerly Bitung Selatan (South Bitung); the district includes 15 offshore islands. (d) formerly Bitung Timur (East Bitung).
(e) formerly Bitung Utara (North Bitung); the district includes offshore island of Pulau Powteng.

Nature Reserve

Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve is two hours' drive away from Manado, and one hour from Bitung. Tarsius spectrum can be found easily in the Nature Reserve.[5]

Economy

Bitung Special Economic Zone (SEZ)

Bitung was named as one of the country's Special Economic Zones in 2014. Priority sectors in the area are logistics, herbal pharmacy, fish processing and coconut processing. Based on Government Regulation No.32/2014 on Bitung SEZ, it will occupy an area of 534 hectares. The SEZ is divided into three zones, namely industrial zone, logistics zone and Export Processing Zone.[6]

Transport

Manado-Bitung Toll Road

On 16 January 2014 local authorities passed responsibility to acquire land for the Manado–Bitung Toll Road to the Public Works Ministry, although the initiation of works after the formality would take some time.[7] The construction of the 39.9-km toll road is expected to cost Rp 6.7 trillion (US$ 503 million), and the Indonesian Government expects it to be completed by late 2018 and operational on 2019.[8]

Davao-Bitung Roll-On Roll-Off Ferry Service

On 28 April 2017, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and Indonesia President Joko Widodo inaugurated the Davao-Bitung Roll-on Roll-Off Ferry Service that will allow journey time of just 3 days between two cities. The original shipping route from Davao City in Mindanao, Philippines took up to 5 weeks because ships first have to sail northwards to Manila, passing through South China Sea and Malaysia waters before it reaches various ports in Indonesia. Under the program, there are 5 to 10 companies who will use the initial voyage of the Cebu-based Asia Marine Transport Corp.’s M/V Super Shuttle RORO 12 with a 500-TEU capacity. Among the goods to be traded include animal feeds, aqua products, charcoal, coffee beans, construction materials, copra, feed ingredients, fertilizers, food and beverages, fresh fruits, ice cream products, meats, peanuts, poultry (halal), soya, sugar, and synthetics.[9][10][11][12] By 2019, however, the route had ceased operations due to a lack of demand caused by similarities in commodities produced by the two cities.[13]

Climate

Bitung has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

References

Media

• https://web.archive.org/web/20130808160445/http://bitungtimes.com/

На других языках

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[de] Bitung

Bitung ist eine Stadt in der Provinz Sulawesi Utara (Nord-Sulawesi) in Indonesien mit 187.652 Einwohnern (Stand 2010).[1]

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- [en] Bitung

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[ru] Битунг

Битунг — город в провинции Северный Сулавеси, Индонезия. Представляет собой городской муниципалитет (индон. Kota). Население — 187 652 чел. (по данным 2010 года)[1].

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