Watansoppeng

Watansoppeng
Town
Watansoppeng
Coordinates: 4°20′55″S 119°52′57″E / 4.34861°S 119.88250°E / -4.34861; 119.88250
Country  Indonesia
Province South Sulawesi
Regency Soppeng Regency
Time zone +8 (UTC+8)
Bridge over the Walanae River near Watansoppeng in the 1920s

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-foxes overhang on trees in city.

Charley Boorman visited Watansoppeng in 2009 as part of By Any Means 2.

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Coordinates: 4°20′55″S 119°52′57″E / 4.34861°S 119.88250°E / -4.34861; 119.88250

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