Makassar

This article is about the city in Indonesia. For the town in South Africa, see Macassar, Western Cape.
Makassar
Official seal of Makassar
Seal
Makassar (Indonesia)
Makassar
Makassar
Location of Makassar in Indonesia
Coordinates: [show location on an interactive map] 5°8′S 119°25′E / -5.133, 119.417
Country Indonesia
Province South Sulawesi
Government
- Mayor Ilham Arief Sirajuddin
Area
- Total 175.77 km² (67.9 sq mi)
Population
- Total 1,250,000
Time zone WITA (UTC+8)
- Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+8)


Makassar, (Macassar, Mangkasar) is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the largest city on Sulawesi Island. From 1971 to 1999, the city was formally named Ujung Pandang, after a precolonial fort in the city, and the two names are often used interchangeably. The port city is located at [show location on an interactive map] 5°8′S, 119°25′E, on the southwest coast of the island of Sulawesi, facing the Makassar Strait.

Its area is 175.77 km² and has population of 1.25 million.