Bitung, Indonesia
Bitung is a town of 225,134 people in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, founded in August 15, 1990.
Why visit Bitung
Townapedia lists 9 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 3 places to eat, 25 places to stay and 19 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Universitas Klabat and Tangkoko Nature Reserve.
Weather in Bitung
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About Bitung
Bitung, officially the City of Bitung (Indonesian: Kota Bitung), is a coastal city at the north-eastern edge of the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Bitung is located in the province of North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara), and faces Lembeh Island (which forms two districts of the city), and the Lembeh Strait, which is known for its colourful marine life, in particular sea slugs. Bitung has a population of 187,932 at the 2010 Census, making it the second most populated city in the province after the capital Manado, rising to 225,134 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 217,504 (comprising 110,606 males and 106,898 females).
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Things to do19
Universitas Klabat
School · 16.0 km
Private University under the Seventh-Day Adventist Church
7 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks9
Gapura Selamat Datang Di Negeri Adat Danowudu
Monument and historic site · 2.0 km
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes3
Where to stay25
Churches and places of worship89
Gereja Maria Ratu Para Rasul, Manembo-Nembo
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.1 km
Gereja Santo Fransiskus Xaverius, Kema
Church · Roman Catholic · 9.9 km
Gereja GMIM Genesaret Pateten
Church · Evangelical · 7.8 km
Raras Takasili, Bitung
Shopping20
Schools, colleges and libraries85
Healthcare26
Map of Bitung
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Sam Ratulangi Airport (MDC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.
- Airmadidi 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) 18 km west, about 18 min by car
- Tondano 28 km southwest, about 28 min by car
- Manado 31 km west, about 31 min by car
- Tomohon 39 km west, about 39 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bitung Pelabuhan Samudera and Cooking Oil, Sakurai Midori, CC BY 2.5
- Habitat Tangkoko Sulawesi 2006, Lip Kee Yap , Singapore, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Tugu Trikora, Marwan Mohamad, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ailurops ursinus 60419587, Christoph Moning, CC BY 4.0
- Macaca nigra 242761416, Jean-Paul Boerekamps, CC0
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