Tompaso

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Tompaso is a highland subdistrict located about 45 km southwest of Manado in Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. It also refers to a sub-tribe as part of larger Tontemboan tribe in the Minahasa ethnic group.

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[edit] Historical value

According to history, Tompaso is believed to be the origin of Minahasa people before they spread all over the land of Minahasa. One of its villages, Pinabetengan, inherited a megalithic stone about 4 m long and 2 m high tagged with full of carved pictures. The pictures portray some kind of lifetime covenant of how Minahasans were supposed to divide their territory and live peacefully.

[edit] Information

  • Location: see map
  • Geographic coordinate: 1.11 N, 124.73 E
  • Area: 30.2 km²
  • Population: 13,672 (2003)
  • Workforce: 8,736
  • Growth: 4.81
  • Density: 504 /km²

[edit] Villages

  • Tolok
  • Pinabetengan
  • Tonsewer
  • Toure
  • Kamanga
  • Tember
  • Liba
  • Sendangan
  • Talikuran
  • Tompaso II
  • Tempok

[edit] Key places

  • Mount Soputan, Toure Village
  • 230 MW Geothermal Power Plant
  • Adventist High School, Tompaso II Village
  • Salvation Army Orphanage, Liba Village
  • Horse Racing Arena, Talikuran Village

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[edit] Photos


Coordinates: 1°11′N, 124°49′E