REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MAROS -- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated and inspected the Maros Baru People's Market in Pallantikang, Maros Baru Sub-district, Maros District, South Sulawesi Province, on Thursday.

Accompanied by South Sulawesi Governor Syahrul Yasin Limpo, the president signed an inscription for the inauguration of the new market and later toured it for around an hour and interacted with several vendors.

The market is spread over a one-hectare land and has 278 indoor units, 44 stalls, 56 dry stalls, 40 wet stalls, manager room, prayer room, toilet and nursing areas, as well as smoking room.

Later on the same day, the president and his entourage will leave Makassar for Balikpapan for a work visit to East Kalimantan Province.