City · Indonesia
Parepare
Parepare is a city (kota) in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, located on the southwest coast of Sulawesi, about 155 km (96 mi) north of the provincial capital of Makassar. A port town, it is one of the major population centers of the Bugis people. The city had a population of 129,542 people at the 2010 Census and 151,454 at the 2020 Census; its official estimate as at mid 2025 was 165,137. B. J. Habibie, the third President of Indonesia, was born in Parepare.
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- Population: 160,309.
- Founded: 1960.
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar.