Tomohon
| Kota Tomohon | |||
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| Nickname(s): Tomohon | |||
 Kota Tomohon
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| Coordinates: 1°15′N 124°50′E / 1.25°N 124.833°E | |||
| Country |  Indonesia |
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| Province | North Sulawesi | ||
| City | Tomohon | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jimmy Feidy Eman, SE.Ak | ||
| • City Council | Andi Sengkey | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 114.20 km2 (44.09 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 91,553 Inhabitants | ||
| Time zone | +8 GMT (UTC+8 GMT) | ||
| postal code | 95400-95434 | ||
| Website | Government Of Tomohon City | ||
Tomohon is a city in Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is a new city in the province of North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara), Indonesia. Initially, Tomohon was a part of the Minahasa regency in North Sulawesi. There was a time when the inhabitants felt the necessity of upgrading the status of their residence into an autonomic city on behalf of its approach to community service. Tomohon officially became a city in the year of 2003 by the legalization of the Act of Republic Indonesia No.10 of the year 2003 about the establishment of South Minahasa Regency and Tomohon of North Sulawesi Province and was inaugurated on August 4th. Tomohon is known for flower planting at people's homes. Nearby is the mountain Gunung Lokon. Tomohon is also known for wooden house production, palm sugar (aren) production, vegetable agriculture, and as a center of Christian Ministry and as a student town. Tomohon also has a local TV station, TV 5 Dimensi, with services available to 2,5 million viewers in North Sulawesi.
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[edit] Georaphic Location, Altitude and Temperature
Tomohon locates in 1°15' North and 124°50' East. Tomohon broad based decision-Law No. 10 of 2003 is approximately 11,420 hectares with population reached 87,719 inhabitants. Tomohon situated on an altitude of about 700-1000 meters above sea level (asl), flanked by two active volcanoes, those are Mount Lokon (1689 m) and Mount Mahawu (1311 m). Temperatures in Tomohon in the day time is between 17-30 degrees Celsius and 16-24 degrees Celsius at night.
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Since long time ago, Tomohon has been written oftenly in several historical records. One of them was found in the ethnographic works of Reverend Nicholaas Graafland, written on Queen Elisabeth Ships on January 14th, 1864. He described a capturing heart country on the Minahasa highland in Northern Celebes (Sulawesi) called Tomohon that been visited by him in 1850. The development of civilization and the dinamics of development and social implementation from year to year making Tomohon as one of the capital district in Minahasa regency.
Early decades of the 2000s, people in some parts of the Minahasa regency bore inspiration and aspirations of the strategic environmental trends both internally and externally for regional expansion. Gusts of wind of reformation and the implementation of regional autonomy had been accelerating the process of accommodation people's aspirations for the expansion of the mentioned region. Through a long legal process and mature consideration in order to accelerate national development for the welfare of society, then the Minahasa regency government along with the Regional Representatives Council (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah - DPRD) of Minahasa Regency recommended the aspirations for the establishment of South Minahasa Regency, Tomohon and North Minahasa Regency; which was also supported by The Provincial Government of North Sulawesi. The formation of South Minahasa Regency and Tomohon established by the the Central Government by issuing the Act No. 10 of 2003 and the establishment of the North Minahasa Regency through Act No. 33 of 2003.
The establishment of legislative institution of Tomohon as Election results of 2004, resulting in Tomohon Regional Regulation Number 22 Year 2005 about Regional Symbol and Regulations of Tomohon and No. 29 of 2005 about the Anniversary of Tomohon. Tomohon inaugurated by the Minister of Home Affairs Hari Sabarno on behalf of the President of the Republic of Indonesia on August 4, 2003.
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- North Tomohon
- East Tomohon
- Center Tomohon
- West Tomohon
- South Tomohon
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Coordinates: 1°19′N 124°50′E / 1.317°N 124.833°E
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