Businesses in Bitung

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Bitung

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Religion	20

Bitung Facts

Area	143.9 km²
Population	237,292
Male Population	121,351 (51.1%)
Female Population	115,941 (48.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+353.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+66.8%
Median Age	27.2 years (Male: 26.7, Female: 27.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$14,417 (2022)
Area Codes	21, 4, 438
Neighborhoods	Aertembaga Satu, Aertembaga, Bitung Timur, Maesa, Girian Indah, Girian, Bitung, Bitung Barat Dua, Maesa
Local Time
Timezone	Central Indonesia Time
Lat & Lng	1.45697, 125.18950
Postal Codes	95237, 95511, 95512, 95513, 95514, More

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Bitung Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	52,301	100,167	142,257	224,492	237,292	257,936	280,708
Population Density	363.4 / km²	695.9 / km²	988.3 / km²	1,559.6 / km²	1,648.6 / km²	1,792 / km²	1,950.2 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bitung Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 66.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Bitung	+353.7%	+136.9%	+66.8%
North Sulawesi	—	—	—
Indonesia	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bitung Median Age

Median Age: 27.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Bitung	27.2 yrs	27.7 yrs	26.7 yrs
North Sulawesi	29.1 yrs	29.5 yrs	28.7 yrs
Indonesia	27.2 yrs	27.5 yrs	26.9 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Bitung Population Density

Population Density: 1,649 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Bitung	237,292	143.9 km²	1,649 / km²
North Sulawesi	2.4 million	14,665.5 km²	161 / km²
Indonesia	252.8 million	1,893,657.8 km²	134 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Bitung Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1810 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Bitung

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Bitung

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Bitung

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Bitung

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Bitung

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Bitung Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$2,339	$2,854	$2,683	$3,536	$4,885	$4,959	$8,357	$14,417
Total GDP	$227.1M	$317M	$340.6M	$523.8M	$842M	$934.2M	$1.7B	$3.1B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Bitung CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Bitung	360,237 tn	1.52 tn	2,502.7 tons/km²
North Sulawesi	4,296,994 tn	1.82 tn	293 tons/km²
Indonesia	478,610,416 tn	1.89 tn	252.7 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Bitung CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	360,237 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.52 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	2,502.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (7.9)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	Medium (5.8)
Landslide	High (9)
Volcano	High (9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Volcano Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BR8Q45.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
4/18/19	9:31 PM	4.5	24.2 km	170,050 m	25km N of Bitung, Indonesia	usgs.gov
11/21/18	6:39 AM	4.7	54 km	69,440 m	52km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia	usgs.gov
10/13/18	4:34 AM	5.2	14.8 km	97,150 m	16km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia	usgs.gov
8/29/18	12:02 PM	4.9	55.6 km	55,080 m	54km SSE of Bitung, Indonesia	usgs.gov
4/2/18	7:23 PM	4.6	34.9 km	193,710 m	17km NNW of Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe), Indonesia	usgs.gov
3/14/18	2:26 PM	4.7	47.5 km	43,880 m	48km E of Bitung, Indonesia	usgs.gov
8/21/17	11:31 PM	4.5	55.2 km	134,190 m	27km S of Tondano, Indonesia	usgs.gov
10/10/16	8:24 AM	4.1	44.2 km	550,800 m	15km N of Manado, Indonesia	usgs.gov
9/27/16	9:35 AM	4.1	46.2 km	35,000 m	6km WNW of Tomohon, Indonesia	usgs.gov
6/1/16	7:12 PM	4.2	45.3 km	153,380 m	19km N of Manado, Indonesia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bitung

Bitung is a city on the northern coast of the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. It is in the province of North Sulawesi, and faces Lembeh Island and the Lembeh Strait, which is known for its colorful marine life, in particular sea slugs. Bitung has a ..

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