Bitung

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City of Bitung
City of Bitung (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°26′50″N125°11′52″E / 1.44722°N 125.19778°E / 1.44722; 125.19778
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Region Sulawesi
Province Flag of North Sulawesi.svg  North Sulawesi
Established10 April 1975;49 years ago (1975-04-10) as 'Administrative City of Bitung'
15 August 1990;33 years ago (1990-08-15) as 'Bitung City' (Kota Bitung)
Government
 • MayorMaurits Mantiri
 • Vice MayorHengky Honandar
Area
[1]
 • Total313.51 km2 (121.05 sq mi)
Population
 (mid-2023 estimate) [1]
 • Total232,440
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
 • Summer (DST)no DST
Postcodes
955xx
Area code (+62) 438
Vehicle registration DB
Website bitungkota.go.id

Bitung, officially the City of Bitung (Indonesian : Kota Bitung), is a coastal city at the north-eastern edge of the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Bitung is located in the province of North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara), 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, [2] rising to 225,134 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 232,440 (comprising 119,120 males and 113,330 females). [1]

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A number of development projects have been completed, or are currently undergoing centring around the city; these include the Bitung Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Manado–Bitung Toll Road, Bitung International Ocean Going Ship Port, and the Makassar-Bitung rail track; which will automatically make the city a gateway to the Pacific region. [4]

Administrative divisions

The city is divided into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [2] and the 2020 Census, [3] together with the official estimates of population as at mid 2022. [5] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (urban kelurahan) in each district, and their post codes (kode pos).

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan) 		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
census
2010		Pop'n
census
2020		Pop'n
estimate
mid 2022		No.
of
villages		 Post
codes
71.72.02Madidir (a)20.8333,48236,32336,292895513 - 95516,
95541
71.72.05Matuari (b)33.9627,18040,49643,024895539, 95545
- 95547
71.82.06Girian5.1727,86238,07439,780795511,

95542 - 95544

71.72.01Lembeh Selatan (c)
(South Lembeh)		25.539,12010,66510,812795551 - 95558
71.72.08Lembeh Utara
(North Lembeh)		27.668,5099,5259,5751095551 - 95559
71.72.04Aertembaga (d)33.0928,26229,99429,8421095521 - 95529
71.72.07Maesa9.7036,00739,68139,768895511 & 95512,
95521 - 95523
71.72.03Ranowulu (e)157.5717,23020,37620,7021195531 - 95538
Totals313.51187,932225,134229,79569—

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. [6]

Economy

Coconut processing in Bitung COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Machinekamer van een kokosoliefabriek in Bitung TMnr 20017948.jpg
Coconut processing in Bitung

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 (1,320 acres ). The SEZ is divided into three zones, namely industrial zone, logistics zone, and Export Processing Zone. [7]

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. [8] The construction of the 39.9 kilometres (24.8 miles ) toll road was expected to cost Rp  6.7 trillion (US$  503 million). It was completed in early 2022, and formally opened on 25 February 2022. [9]

Davao-Bitung Roll-On Roll-Off Ferry Service

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Port of Bitung

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 three days between two cities. The original shipping route from Davao City in Mindanao, Philippines, took up to five 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 programme, 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, fertilisers, food and beverages, fresh fruits, ice cream products, meats, peanuts, poultry (halal), soya, sugar, and synthetics. [10] [11] [12] [13] By 2019, however, the route had ceased operations due to a lack of demand caused by similarities in commodities produced by the two cities. [14]

Climate

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

Climate data for Bitung
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29.4
(84.9)		29.5
(85.1)		29.7
(85.5)		30.7
(87.3)		30.8
(87.4)		30.9
(87.6)		30.9
(87.6)		31.5
(88.7)		31.6
(88.9)		31.6
(88.9)		30.8
(87.4)		29.9
(85.8)		30.6
(87.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)25.8
(78.4)		25.9
(78.6)		26.1
(79.0)		26.5
(79.7)		26.7
(80.1)		26.7
(80.1)		26.6
(79.9)		26.8
(80.2)		26.7
(80.1)		26.8
(80.2)		26.6
(79.9)		26.2
(79.2)		26.5
(79.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22.3
(72.1)		22.3
(72.1)		22.5
(72.5)		22.4
(72.3)		22.7
(72.9)		22.5
(72.5)		22.3
(72.1)		22.2
(72.0)		21.9
(71.4)		22.1
(71.8)		22.5
(72.5)		22.6
(72.7)		22.4
(72.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)387
(15.2)		319
(12.6)		277
(10.9)		249
(9.8)		233
(9.2)		203
(8.0)		155
(6.1)		124
(4.9)		137
(5.4)		165
(6.5)		263
(10.4)		331
(13.0)		2,843
(112)
Source: Climate-Data.org [15]

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