Larantuka

Also known as Kecamatan Larantuka, Larantuka District

Larantuka (, ) is a kecamatan (district) and the seat of East Flores Regency, on the eastern end of Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Like much of the region, Larantuka has a strong colonial Portuguese influence. The town (including the two rural villages within the administrative district) covers a land area of 75.91 km2, and had 37,348 inhabitants at the 2010 census and 40,828 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 41,664 - comprising 20,720 males and 20,944 females. This overwhelmingly (95.4%) Roman Catholic area enjoys some international renown for its Hol

Key facts

Settlement.name: Larantuka
Settlement.image_skyline: Cattedrale_di_Larantuka.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The Catholic Larantuka Cathedral, Indonesia
Settlement.pushpin_map: Indonesia Flores#Indonesia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Indonesia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Indonesia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lesser Sunda Islands
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province

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Contents

Language
Communities
History
Present
Holy Week
Transportation
Climate
See also
References
External links

==Language== Larantuka Malay (similar to Ende Malay), a local dialect over 80% cognate with Indonesian, is used as a lingua franca in this area. Portuguese is used in certain Catholic religious rituals.