Sungguminasa is a town and

Gowa Regency Gowa (''Makassar language : '') is a regency in the province of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It has an area of 1,883.33 km2 and a population of 652,329 at the 2010 census, increasing to 765,836 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mi ...

's administrative capital in

South Sulawesi Province South Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Selatan) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province in the South Peninsula, Sulawesi, southern peninsula of Sulawesi. The Selayar Islands archipelago to the south of Sulawesi is also part of the province. The capital is M ...

, Indonesia.Balla Lompoa Museum
Museum Indonesia It is home to the Balla' Lompoa Museum, a reconstruction of the

Gowa Gowa (''Makassar language : '') is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency in the province of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. It has an area of 1,883.33 km2 and a population of 652,329 at the 2010 census, increasing to 765,836 at the 2020 census; the of ...

royal palace. The building is constructed on stilts and made of

ironwood Ironwood is a common name for many woods or plants that have a reputation for hardness, or specifically a wood density that is heavier than water (approximately 1000 kg/m3, or 62 pounds per cubic foot), although usage of the name ironwood in E ...

Climate

Sungguminasa has a

tropical monsoon climate An area of tropical monsoon climate (occasionally known as a sub-equatorial, tropical wet climate or a tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate) is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category ...

(Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to April.

References

{{coord, 5, 12, S, 119, 27, E, display=title, region:ID_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Populated places in South Sulawesi