Parepare

Parepare
City
City of Parepare
Kota Parepare
Other transcription(s)
 • Bugineseᨄᨑᨙᨄᨑᨙ
Pare-Pare panoramic view
Pare-Pare panoramic view
Coat of arms of Parepare
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Kota Cinta - City of Love
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
OpenStreetMap
Map
Parepare is located in Sulawesi
Parepare
Parepare
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Parepare is located in Indonesia
Parepare
Parepare
Parepare (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°01′00″S 119°37′25″E / 4.01667°S 119.62361°E / -4.01667; 119.62361
Country Indonesia
RegionSulawesi
Province South Sulawesi
Established17 February 1960
Government
 • MayorAbdul Hayat Gani (acting)
 • Vice Mayor-
 • Leader of People's Representative CouncilKaharuddin Kadir
Area
 • Land38.35 sq mi (99.33 km2)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total160,309
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code(+62) 421
Websitepareparekota.go.id

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 had a population of 129,542 people at the 2010 Census[2] and 151,454 at the 2020 Census;[3] its official estimate as at mid-2023 was 160,309 (comprising 79,753 males and 80,556 females).[1]

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

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Parepare Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7372)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.