Manado (Indonesian pronunciation:, Tombulu: Wenang) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi. It is the second largest city in Sulawesi after Makassar , with the 2020 census giving a population of 451,916, [ 3 ] and the official estimates for mid 2023 showing 458,582 inhabitants (229,982 males and 228,600 females), [ 1 ...