Manado, also Menado, city in northern Indonesia, capital of Sulawesi Utara Province, at the northeastern tip of Sulawesi (Celebes), on Manado Bay (an arm of the Celebes Sea). Manado is the road and trade center of the mountainous district and the chief port in the northern part of the island. Exports include sugar, coffee, nutmeg, copra, and ebony. A large Chinese population lives in the city, which lies in an agricultural and lumbering region. The Lake Tondano region to the southeast is a resort area. Under Dutch rule Manado was the capital of Manado residency. The city is the seat of Sam Ratulangi University (1961). Population (1997 estimate) 399,714.
