Tomohon
Tomohon | |
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| City of Tomohon Kota Tomohon | |
Pagoda in Tomohon | |
Location within North Sulawesi | |
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| Coordinates: 1°19′30″N 124°50′20″E / 1.32500°N 124.83889°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Sulawesi |
| Province | North Sulawesi |
| Established | 25 February 2003 |
| Inauguration | 4 August 2003 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Caroll Joram Azarias Senduk |
| • Vice Mayor | Sendy Gladys Adolfina Rumajar |
| Area | |
• Total | 169.10 km2 (65.29 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 103,072 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time) |
| Postcodes | 954xx |
| Area code | (+62) 431 |
| Vehicle registration | DB |
| Website | tomohon.go.id |
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Tomohon is a landlocked city in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. It covers an area of 147.21 km2, and had a population of 91,553 at the 2010 Census, rising to 100,587 at the 2020 Census. The official estimate as at mid 2023 was 103,072 (comprising 52,006 males and 51,066 females). Tomohon was formerly a part of the Minahasa Regency in North Sulawesi, but it officially became a city separated from the Regency, inaugurated on 4 August 2003.
Tomohon is known for flower planting at people's homes. Nearby is the volcano Gunung Lokon or Mount Lokon and Mount Empung. Tomohon is also known for wooden-house production, palm-sugar (aren ) production, vegetable agriculture, as a center of Christian Ministry, and as a student town.