Parepare


Parepare is one of regencies in South Sulawesi province; BJ. Habibie, the former Indonesian 3rd President is come from this city. In the early development of this current plateau, called Parepare, formerly was just a thicket of bushes which had many holes slightly sloping land, which grows wild irregularly, ranging from the northern (Cappa Edge) up to the route south city. As the time goes by, those bushes are now become the city of Parepare. At early begin; there was a kingdom which stands on Parepare, the kingdom of Suppa in XIV century and Bacukiki Kingdom in XV Century.

The words Parepare was coming from the sentence of The King of Gowa “Bajiki Ni Pare” which means “(Ports in this region) is good.” Since then, the name “Parepare” is referring to the Port City. Parepare finally visited by Malays people who came to trade into the region of Suppa.

Seeing the strategic position as a harbor protected by a headland in the front side, and had been visited by the people, the Dutch had been conquer this place at the first time and making it an important city in the territory of the central part of South Sulawesi.

At the time of the Dutch East Indies, in Parepare, there was a Resident Assistant and a Controlur or Gezag Hebber as Head of Government (the Dutch East Indies), with the status of the region is named the “Afdeling Parepare” which includes, Onder Afdeling Barru, Onder Afdeling Sidenreng Rappang, Onder Afdeling Enrekang, Onder Afdeling Pinrang and Onder Afdeling Parepare.

Parepare has some potential destinations to be the tourism object, for instance, Kupa Beach, Lumpue beach, Lemo Susu hot spring, Parepare coast, Pinisi monument, Mattirotasi beach and more.


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