Parepare

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 2022 was 154,854 (comprising 76,788 males and 78,066 females).[1]

Parepare
City
Parepare City
Other transcription(s)
 • Bugineseᨄᨑᨙᨄᨑᨙ
Pare-Pare panoramic view
Pare-Pare panoramic view
Coat of arms of Parepare
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Bandar Madani
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
OpenStreetMap
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
Country Indonesia
Province South Sulawesi
Established17 February 1960
Government
 • MayorTaufan Pawe (Golongan Karya)
 • Vice MayorPangerang Rahim
 • Leader of People's Representative CouncilKaharuddin Kadir
Area
 • Land38.35 sq mi (99.33 km2)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total154,854
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code(+62) 421
Websitepareparekota.go.id

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

History

In the early development of this plateau, there was just a thicket of bushes which had many holes on slightly sloping land, which grew wild irregularly, ranging from the northern (Cappa Edge) up to the route south from the city. As the time goes by, those bushes have now become the city of Parepare.

At an early date, there were kingdoms located on Parepare - the kingdom of Suppa in the 14th century and Bacukiki Kingdom in the 15th century.

The term "Parepare" originates from the sentence of the King of Gowa “Bajiki Ni Pare” which means “(Ports in this region) are good.” Since then, the name “Parepare” has referred to the port city. Parepare was subsequently visited by Malay people who came to trade into the region of Suppa.

Seeing the strategic position of a harbour protected by a headland in the front side, the Dutch conquered this place at the first opportunity, and made it an important city in the territory of the central part of South Sulawesi.

At the time of the Dutch East Indies, in Parepare, there was a Resident Assistant and a Controlur or Gezag Hebber as Head of Government (the Dutch East Indies), while the status of the region is named the “Afdeling Parepare” which included five "Onder Afdeling" for Barru, Sidenreng Rappang, Enrekang, Pinrang and Parepare.

In each region, an Onder Afdeling Controlur was domiciled or a Gezag Hebber. Beside the Dutch East Indies government officials, the structure of the Dutch East Indies Government was also assisted by government officials and Bugis kings, namely Arung Barru in Barru, Addatuang Sidenreng in Sidenreng Rappang, Sporting Enrekang in Enrekang, Addatung Sawitto in Pinrang, while at Parepare there was Arung Mallusetasi.

This governance structure, up to the outbreak of World War II, that was when the Dutch East Indies Government was overtaken around the year 1942.

Administration

Pare-Pare (city) is divided into four 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 as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages (all urban kelurahan) in each district.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
kelurahan
Bacukiki66.7014,47725,51128,129Galung Maloang4
Bacukiki Barat
(West Bacukiki)		13.0039,08545,19745,934Sumpang Minangae6
Ujung11.3032,23133,84333,758Labukkang5
Soreang8.3343,46946,90347,033Bukit Harapan7
Totals99.33129,542151,454154,854Bukit Harapan22

Climate

Parepare has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate rainfall from June to October and heavy rainfall from November to May.

Climate data for Parepare
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)		 30.1
(86.2)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.9
(87.6)		 31.2
(88.2)		 30.8
(87.4)		 30.6
(87.1)		 31.4
(88.5)		 31.7
(89.1)		 32.3
(90.1)		 31.3
(88.3)		 30.3
(86.5)		 30.9
(87.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.6
(79.9)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.0
(80.6)		 27.3
(81.1)		 26.7
(80.1)		 26.1
(79.0)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.7
(80.1)		 27.5
(81.5)		 27.2
(81.0)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.8
(80.3)
Average low °C (°F) 23.2
(73.8)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.4
(74.1)		 22.6
(72.7)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21.6
(70.9)		 21.8
(71.2)		 22.7
(72.9)		 23.2
(73.8)		 23.3
(73.9)		 22.8
(73.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 310
(12.2)		 236
(9.3)		 217
(8.5)		 203
(8.0)		 178
(7.0)		 98
(3.9)		 74
(2.9)		 47
(1.9)		 61
(2.4)		 108
(4.3)		 210
(8.3)		 343
(13.5)		 2,085
(82.2)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

List of mayors
Main article: List of mayors of Parepare

This is a list of mayors of Parepare since 1960:[5]

  1. Andi Mannaungi (1960–1965)
  2. Andi Mappangara (1965–1968)
  3. Andi Mallarangeng (1969–1972)
  4. Abdullah Adjaib (1972–1973)
  5. Parawansa (1973–1977)
  6. Joesoef Madjid (1977–1983)
  7. Andi Samad Thahir (1983–1988)
  8. Mirdin Kasim (1988–1993)
  9. Syamsul Alam Bulu (1993–1998)
  10. Basrah Hafid (1998–2003)
  11. Zain Katoe (2003–2010)
  12. Sjamsu Alam (2010–2013)
  13. Taufan Pawe (2013–2023)

Twin town

See also

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kota Parepare Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7372)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Climate: Parepare". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. "Sejarah Kota Parepare: Wali Kota & Wakil Wali Kota". Pemerintah Kota Parepare. Dinas Komunikasi dan Informasi Pemerintah Kota Parepare. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  6. Bachtiar Adnan Kusuma (January 2001). Otonomi daerah: peluang investasi di kawasan Timur Indonesia. Yapensi Multi Media. ISBN 978-979-95819-0-7.
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