This Municipality is the capital and commercialcenter,the main gateway to the North Sulawesi Province.
The land structure shows morphology of wavy slopes and hills in the northern and central part of the city.
The southern sector is built on of the steep foot hills of vulcanos in central Minahasar.
The principal deep-water port of northern Sulawesi,however,
is at Bitung,about 48 km from Manado
This seaport carries trade between the islands of Indonesia other,as well as with Singapore and the Philipines
The roads are well maintained and are used extensively for personal transport and cantage of goods. Particularly the roading network linking Minahasa,Bitung,
Bolaang,
ongondow and Gorontalo.
