Ruteng

 ( Flores Island ) 

Ruteng is a town in the highlands towards the western end of Flores, 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 , 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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Administration 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 it does not include the administrative district named Ruteng, which is actually a mainly rural district - with one kelurahan (Wae Belang) 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 2024) of the component kelurahan of Langke Rembong District are tabulated below,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Langke Rembong Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.53103110) together with their postcodes.

86515
86514
86512
86513
86516
86516
86517
86511
86511
86518
86519
86511
86518
86518
86519
86519
86512
86517
86515
86514

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Climate Ruteng has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af) that borders a subtropical highland climate ( Cfb) and a tropical monsoon climate ( Am). It features very warm afternoons and pleasant mornings year-round, moderate rainfall from June to August and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Pesona ruteng manggarai

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