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Makassar ( Buginese- Makassar language: ᨀᨚᨈ ᨆᨀᨔᨑ) – sometimes spelled Macassar, Mangkasara' – is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is the largest city on Sulawesi Island in terms of population, and the fifth largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, and Medan. From 1971 to 1999, the city was named Ujung Pandang, after a precolonial fort in the city, and the two names are often used interchangeably. The city is located on the southwest coast of the island of Sulawesi, facing the Makassar Strait.
The city's area is and it had a population of around 1.6 million in 2013. Its built-up (or metro) area has 1,976,168 inhabitants covering Makassar City and 15 districts. Its official metropolitan area, known as Mamminasata, with 17 additional districts, covers an area of and had a population of around 2.4 million according to 2010 Census.
Usage examples of "makassar".
Most of the crops of Makassar are Earth stock, they have a very wide variety of such foodstuffs but getting an edible crop takes constant attention.
MacKinnie noted that his crew seemed more relaxed, and redoubled the training with Makassar weapons.
Except for a few sea trader towns, the entire population of Makassar was concentrated on the main continent, at least as far as the Imperials knew.
As Hoorn finished, a young man, tall for Makassar, once quite muscular but now thin like the others, strode arrogantly across the room, his head high in contrast to the locals MacKinnie had seen.
He made no secret that he was displaced from his lands to the south, and now rode with the singer across the world of Makassar, selling his services.
Freemen Brett, Vanjynk, I will pay you for your advice, whether you come with me or not: but we are taking that ship out of the harbor of Jikar if every pirate on Makassar is lying in wait out there.
He wondered how many more Samualite devices were strange to Makassar but could be overlooked by the Navy.
Kleinst had kept out of the way the whole time they were on Makassar, although he seemed to have developed a strange friendship with Brett.
Each of the Makassar natives wore a breastplate and greaves, a metal cap, and a short sword, and held a round shield on his arm.
We have the finest soldiers on Makassar, and they have done nothing against these hordes.
MacKinnie begged audience with His Ultimate Holiness, Primate of all Makassar, and Archbishop of New Rome.
The Navy will enforce all regulations, and introducing new technology to Makassar will bring MacKinnie life imprisonment.
Because the Navy is spread too thin to immediately incorporate newly discovered planets like Samual and Makassar, the Empire allows no new technology imports.
However, Makassar is classed as a primitive world and is on the approved list for trade with Samual.
He also learns that there are only a handful of Imperial officers on Makassar, and the Navy can offer no protection to the expedition.