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Ruteng

Coordinates: 8°36′46″S 120°27′47″E / 8.61265°S 120.463°E / -8.61265; 120.463
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Ruteng
Ruteng is located in Flores
Ruteng
Ruteng
Location in Indonesia
Ruteng is located in Indonesia
Ruteng
Ruteng
Ruteng (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°36′46″S 120°27′47″E / 8.61265°S 120.463°E / -8.61265; 120.463
CountryIndonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
ProvinceEast Nusa Tenggara
RegencyManggarai
Area
 • Total
38.81 km2 (14.98 sq mi)
Elevation
1,188 m (3,898 ft)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
65,694
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)

Ruteng is a town in the highlands towards the western end of Flores Island, Indonesia. It is the administrative capital of Manggarai Regency, serviced by the Frans Sales Lega Airport or Ruteng Airport. The population is predominantly Roman Catholic, but still preserve the ancient Manggarai custom of caci (whip fighting), which is usually practiced at weddings, and serves as a tourist attraction.

The Liang Bua archeological site is nearby, around 10 km to the north of Ruteng.

Administration

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The town of Ruteng is equivalent to the administrative district (kecamatan) of Langke Rembong, which covers an area of 38.81 km2, and is composed of twenty urban villages (kelurahan); note that is does not include the administrative district named Ruteng, which is actually a mainly rural district (with one kelurahan and eighteen rural villages (desa)), which lies to the west of Langke Rembong District and thus of the town.

The areas and populations (as at mid 2023) of the component kelurahan of Langke Rembong District are tabulated below,[1] together with their postcodes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
kelurahan
or desa
Area
in km2
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Post
code
53.10.12.1001 Golo Dukal 2.02 3,729 86515
53.10.12.1002 Wali 1.88 4,918 86514
53.10.12.1003 Karot 3.57 4,581 86512
53.10.12.1004 Pitak 0.68 4,787 86513
53.10.12.1005 Lawir 0.28 1,650 86516
53.10.12.1006 Pau 2.21 8,210 86516
53.10.12.1007 Waso 3.67 3,727 86517
53.10.12.1008 Watu 4.65 5,345 86511
53.10.12.1009 Mbaumuku 0.40 1,932 86511
53.10.12.1010 Tenda 1.78 3,501 86518
53.10.12.1011 Carep 3.67 3,036 86519
53.10.12.1012 Bangka Nekang 0.54 2,432 86511
53.10.12.1013 Satar Tacik 1.42 5,006 86518
53.10.12.1014 Poco Mal 1.29 1,757 86518
53.10.12.1015 Compang Carep 0.54 1,004 86519
53.10.12.1016 Laci Carep 0.61 970 86519
53.10.12.1017 Tadong 2.00 1,697 86512
53.10.12.1018 Rowang 0.74 1,033 86517
53.10.12.1019 Bangka Leda 5.49 2,882 86515
53.10.12.1020 Compang Tuke 1.37 2,374 86514
53.10.12 Totals 38.81 65,694

Climate

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Ruteng has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) that borders the tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from June to August and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Climate data for Ruteng
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.9
(76.8)
24.6
(76.3)
25.1
(77.2)
25.2
(77.4)
24.7
(76.5)
24.0
(75.2)
23.9
(75.0)
24.5
(76.1)
25.4
(77.7)
26.3
(79.3)
26.0
(78.8)
25.3
(77.5)
25.0
(77.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4)
20.0
(68.0)
20.3
(68.5)
20.1
(68.2)
19.6
(67.3)
18.8
(65.8)
18.3
(64.9)
18.5
(65.3)
19.4
(66.9)
20.5
(68.9)
20.9
(69.6)
20.5
(68.9)
19.8
(67.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.5
(59.9)
15.4
(59.7)
15.5
(59.9)
15.1
(59.2)
14.6
(58.3)
13.6
(56.5)
12.7
(54.9)
12.5
(54.5)
13.4
(56.1)
14.7
(58.5)
15.8
(60.4)
15.7
(60.3)
14.5
(58.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 541
(21.3)
482
(19.0)
495
(19.5)
306
(12.0)
213
(8.4)
98
(3.9)
71
(2.8)
80
(3.1)
142
(5.6)
284
(11.2)
394
(15.5)
458
(18.0)
3,564
(140.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Langke Rembong Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.53103110)
  2. ^ "Climate: Ruteng". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 9, 2020.

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