Ruteng
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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.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ruteng
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Ruteng on Flores
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Indonesia Flores#Indonesia
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- 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
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- East Nusa Tenggara
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- Regency
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Manggarai
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 38.81
- Settlement.population_as_of
- mid 2025 estimate
- Settlement.population_total
- 67813
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 1203
- Image
- Ruteng from the mountain - panoramio.jpg
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- name
- Ruteng
- Commons category
- Ruteng
- Statistics Indonesia area code
- 5313120
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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.
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