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Tomohon is a city in North Sulawesi Province (Sulawesi Utara), in central Indonesia.

Tomohon
was a part of the Minahasa Regency in North Sulawesi. There was a time when the inhabitants
felt the necessity of upgrading the status of their residence into an autonomous city on behalf
of its approach to community service. Tomohon officially became a city in 2003 by the passage
of the Act of Republic Indonesia No. 10 of 2003 about the establishment of South Minahasa
Regency and Tomohon city within North Sulawesi Province and was inaugurated on August 4,
2003. Tomohon is known for flower planting at people's homes. Nearby is the volcano Gunung
Lokon or Mount Lokon and Mount Empung. Tomohon is also known for wooden-house
production, palm-sugar (aren ) production, vegetable agriculture, as a center of Christian
Ministry, and as a student town. Tomohon also has a local TV station, TV 5 Dimensi, with
services available to 2.5 million viewers in North Sulawesi.

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