Ujung Pandang

Ujung Pandang
/ooh joong' pahn dahng"/
a seaport on SW Sulawesi (Celebes), in central Indonesia. 709,038. Formerly, Macassar, Makassar, Makasar.

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City (pop., 1995 est.: 1,060,257), Celebes (Sulawesi), Indonesia.

Already a thriving port when the Portuguese arrived in the 16th century, it came under control of the Dutch, who built a trading station there in 1607 and finally deposed the sultan in 1667. It was made a free port in 1848 and the capital of the Dutch-sponsored state of Indonesia Timur (East Indonesia) in 1946. In 1949 it became part of the Republic of Indonesia. It is the home of Hasanuddin University (founded 1956).

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formerly  Macassar, or Makasar,  
      kotamadya (municipality) and capital, Sulawesi Selatan provinsi (province), Celebes, Indonesia. It lies on the western side of the most southerly peninsula of Celebes.

      Already a flourishing port when the Portuguese arrived in the 16th century, Makasar subsequently came under control of the Dutch, who built a trading station in 1607 and finally deposed the sultan in 1667. It was briefly (1946–49) the capital of the Dutch-sponsored state of Indonesia Timur (East Indonesia). The people, the Makasarese, are a branch of the Malay people and are closely related to the Buginese.

      The main exports from Ujung Pandang are copra, gums and resins, rubber, coffee, and rattan. The port is also a distribution centre for other parts of Celebes, the Moluccas, and the Lesser Sunda Islands. There is an airport, and good roads link the city to the hinterland.

      Cultural amenities include Hasanuddin University (founded 1956), the major university of eastern Indonesia. There are historical exhibits in the restored Dutch fort that guards the harbour. Nestled in forest-clad hills to the northeast is a cave with prehistoric art. Also nearby is the Bantimurung waterfall. Pop. (1980) 709,038; (1990) 913,196.

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