Tompaso is a highland district located about 45 km south-west 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.
Historical value edit
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.
Information edit
- 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
Villages edit
- Tolok
- Pinabetengan
- Tonsewer
- Toure
- Kamanga
- Tember
- Liba
- Sendangan
- Talikuran
- Tompaso II
- Tempok
Key places edit
- 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
External links edit
- (in Indonesian) Tompaso Information
- Tompaso Geothermal Information
Photos edit
1°11′N 124°49′E / 1.183°N 124.817°E
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