Makassar is the provincial capital ofSouth Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Makassar is the largest city

in eastern Indonesia and the second largest metropolitan areas outside Java, after the city of
Medan.
From the aspect of development and infrastructure, the city of Makassar classified as one of
the largest cities in Indonesia and with an area of 199.26 km and a population of nearly 1.4
million people. This city is in fifth place in terms of population after Jakarta, Surabaya,
Bandung and Medan
Demographically, the city is classified as type of multi-ethnic or multi-culture with a variety
of ethnic groups that settled in it, including a significant amount is the tribe Makassar, Bugis,
Toraja, Mandar, Buton, Java, and Chinese.
Makassar has several famous traditional foods. The most famous is Coto Makassar. It is a
stew made from the mixture of nuts, spices and selection of offal which may include beef
brain, tongue and intestine. Konro rib dish is also popular traditional food in Makassar. Both
Coto Makassar and Konro are usually eaten with Burasa or Ketupat, a glutinous rice cake.
In addition, Makassar is the home of Pisang Epe (pressed banana), as well as Pisang Ijo
(green banana). Pisang Epe is a banana which is pressed, grilled, and covered with palm
sugar sauce and sometimes eaten with Durian. Many street vendors sell Pisang Epe,
especially around the area of Losari beach. Pisang Ijo is a banana covered with green colored
flours, coconut milk, and syrup. Pisang Ijo is sometimes served iced, and often eaten
on Ramadan.

Makassar has a public transportation system called 'pete-pete'. A pete-pete (known elsewhere
in Indonesia as angkot) is a mini-bus that has been modified to carry passengers. The route of
Makassar's pete-petes is denoted by the letter on the windshield. Makassar is famous for their
"becak" (pedicab) which is smaller than the "becak" in the island of Java. In Makassar, people
who drive pedicab are called Daeng. In addition to "becak" and "pete-pete", the city has a
government-run bus system, and taxis.
In Makassar city also there are many big and unique mosque like al-markas, raya mosque and
floating mosque at losari beach.