Watansoppeng
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Watansoppeng is a town in South Sulawesi
province of Indonesia
and it is the capital of Soppeng Regency
. This town is also popular as Kota Kalong, which means megabat
city. About 12,500 black Flying-fox
es overhang on trees in city.
Charley Boorman
visited Watansoppeng in 2009 as part of By Any Means 2
.
South Sulawesi
South Sulawesi is a province of Indonesia, located on the western southern peninsula of Sulawesi Island. The province is bordered by Central Sulawesi province to the north, South East Sulawesi province to the east and West Sulawesi province to the west...
province of Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and it is the capital of Soppeng Regency
Soppeng Regency
Soppeng Regency is a regency in South Sulawesi province of Indonesia. Soppeng Regency has its seat of government in Watansoppeng. The capital of Soppeng Regency is located 180 km from Makassar- External links :...
. This town is also popular as Kota Kalong, which means megabat
Megabat
Megabats constitute the suborder Megachiroptera, family Pteropodidae of the order Chiroptera . They are also called fruit bats, old world fruit bats, or flying foxes.-Description:...
city. About 12,500 black Flying-fox
Black Flying-fox
The Black Flying-Fox, Pteropus alecto, is a megabat in the family Pteropodidae. Members of the genus Pteropus include the largest bats in the world. The Pteropus genus has currently about 57 recognised species...
es overhang on trees in city.
Charley Boorman
Charley Boorman
Charley Boorman is an English TV adventurer, travel writer and actor. He is well known for his association with motorcycles and enthusiasm for biking.-Education:...
visited Watansoppeng in 2009 as part of By Any Means 2
By Any Means 2
Right to the Edge: Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means, also known by the working title By Any Means 2 is a 2009 adventure series by Charley Boorman and is a sequel to the 2008 BBC travel series and book By Any Means in which Boorman travels one from one place to another by any mode of transport...
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