Parepare

Parepare
City
Kota Parepare
Lambang
Nickname:  Kota Bandar Madani
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Sulawesi
Established	17 February 1960
Government
• Mayor	Sjamsul Alam (Plt.) (Golongan Karya)
• Leader of People's Representative Council	Muhadi Hadade
Population  (2010)
• Total	129,542
Time zone	UTC+8 (WITA)
Website	[1]

Parepare 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 has a population of 129,542 people, according to the 2010 Census.

Jusuf Habibie, the third President of Indonesia, was born in Parepare.

External links

• Official website