Parepare

Parepare
Parepare
City
	Parepare City
Other transcription(s)
• Buginese	ᨄᨑᨙᨄᨑᨙ
	Pare-Pare panoramic view
	Coat of arms
	Nickname: Kota Cinta - City of Love
	Location within South Sulawesi
	OpenStreetMap
	Parepare Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia Parepare Parepare (Indonesia)
	Coordinates: 4°01′00″S 119°37′25″E / 4.01667°S 119.62361°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Sulawesi
Established	17 February 1960
Government
• Mayor	Akbar Ali
• Vice Mayor	-
• Leader of People's Representative Council	Kaharuddin Kadir
Area
• Land	38.35 sq mi (99.33 km2)
Population (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	160,309
Time zone	UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code	(+62) 421
Website	pareparekota.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.

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

[Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024-1] Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kota Parepare Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7372)

[Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011-2] Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

[Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021-3] Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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