Bitung: facts

At a glance

• Country: Indonesia
• Region: North Sulawesi
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 225,134
• Coordinates: 1.4406° N, 125.1282° E
• Time zone: Asia/Makassar (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
• Distance to the capital, Jakarta: 2,201 km (1,368 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC): 25 km (16 mi), straight line
• Bolaang Mongondow Airport (LKM): 136 km (85 mi), straight line
• Naha Airport (NAH): 253 km (157 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kema: 10 km (6 mi)
• Kauditan: 12 km (7 mi)
• Airmadidi: 17 km (10 mi)
• Tatelu: 22 km (14 mi)
• Likupang: 27 km (17 mi)