Airmadidi is the capital of the
North Minahasa Regency
North Minahasa Regency is a regency in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its capital is Airmadidi. It was originally part of the Minahasa Regency until it was established as a separate regency on 20 November 2003. It covers an area of 1,059.24 km2, and ha ...
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North Sulawesi
North Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Utara) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the Minahasa Peninsula of Sulawesi, south of the Philippines and southeast of Sabah, Malaysia. It borders the Philippine province of Davao Occidental and Soccsks ...
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Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. Airmadidi is home to Universitas Klabat (Klabat University). There is also a well known Airmadidi market.
Airmadidi means boiling water and the area is home to mineral springs.
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in the area.
Demographics
The Airmadidi subdistrict has an estimated population of 26,178 in 2017.
People
The Minahasan
The Minahasans (alternative spelling: Minahassa) are an ethnic group native to the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia, formerly known as North Celebes. The Minahasa people sometimes refer to themselves as Manado people. Although the Minahasan p ...
politician Antoinette Waroh
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was born here in 1901.
Administrative Division
This district is divided into 9 villages:
# Airmadidi Atas
# Airmadidi Bawah
# Sarongsong I
# Sarongsong II
# Rap-rap
# Sukur
# Sawangan (Village)
# Tanggari (Village)
# Sampiri (Village)
Mass media
''KWAM-TV'' (LPPL North Minahasa Regency) Closed on September 19, 2012 (This name is taken from the name of a television station in the United States) Operates as North Minahasa Regency Government on April 17, 2004.
This Television Station Was The First Local Public Broadcasting Institution In North Sulawesi From 2004 Until It Stopped Operating In 2012. Abbreviated (''Kawanua Waruga Air Madidi - Televisi''). Pioneer this means that the of the first local public broadcasting institution in North Sulawesi names is taken from a television station in the United States but a television station in North Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Climate
Airmadidi has a tropical rainforest climate
A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...
(Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Transport
Airmadidi is connected to the nearby cities of Manado
Manado () is the capital City status in Indonesia, city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sulawesi. It is the second largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar, with the 2020 Census giving a population of 451,916 distribu ...
and Bitung
Bitung is a city on the northern coast of the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is in the province of North Sulawesi, and faces Lembeh Island (which forms two districts of the city) and the Lembeh Strait, which is known for its colourful marine ...
through an exit at the Manado-Bitung Toll Road. It is also served by a number of angkot public transport routes.
References
Populated places in North Sulawesi
Regency seats of North Sulawesi
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