History

As described previously, the names listed in Manado from the world map in 1541 by Spanish cartographer, Nicolas Desliens. Initially not in town, but the name of an island we know today, Manado Tua. Then in 1590, Loco, a Spanish sailor put Manado as the name of the sea. There are many interpretations by different researchers about the origin of this name. From research G. Molsbergen obtained information that the name was originally called the island of Manado Tua Manarow, Tontembuan origin of language, which means, "something which is located opposite," the rock islands or island mountain directly opposite the place called Wenang. The name itself is a kind of arbitrary trees in Latin is called: Macaranga hispida.Bunaken National Park, Manado Tua, as the most beautiful marine park in the world has a diversity of rare species of aquatic organisms such as sea cow, dugongs, dugongs, dolphins and various kinds of ornamental fish grim hippocampus SP., giant clams, Hoksbill, green sea turtles. On the plateau there are black monkey (Macaca Negro). Bunaken national marine ecosystems There is made up of various habitats such as forests, sea grass beds, coral reefs and mangrove forests. Coral reefs are type SP Pocilopora, S. P. Seriaattopora, Pachyseris S.P., Porites S.P., SP, SP Herpolitha Fungia, Galaxea Holomitra SP, SP, SP, SP Pectinia Lobophyllia, Echinopora Tubastrea SP and SP.