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Manado (mänä`dō) or Menado (mānä`dō), town (1990 pop. 318,406), capital of Sulawesi Utara prov., on the northeast coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is a trade center and seaport on an inlet of the Celebes Sea; exports include copra, coffee, spices, sugarcane, and lumber. In Manado is the Univ. of North and Central Sulawesi, as well as an extension facility of the Islamic Univ. of Indonesia. Menado, Manado a port in NE Indonesia, on NE Sulawesi: founded by the Dutch in 1657. Pop.: 372 887 (2000) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Adam Air Flight 574 departed from Java island's Surabaya-Juanda Airport and was headed to Sam Ratulangi Airport in Manado but reportedly disappeared in a heavy rainstorm about 1 hr. Bishop Joseph Suwatan of Manado met with Indonesia's attorney general on January 25, 2006, accompanied by Protestant and Muslim leaders from the Sulawesi district. Millions of dollars' worth of gold has been illegally extracted from a gold mine in the Manado area of Indonesia, according to a 31 July 2000 BBC news report. |
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