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 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 separate and 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 2026, Kecamatan Langke Rembong Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.53103110) together with their postcodes. KodeWilayah Name of kelurahan or desa Area in km2 Pop'nEstimatemid 2024 Postcode 53.10.12.1001 Golo Dukal 2.02 3,885 86515 53.10.12.1002 Wali 1.88 5,054 86514 53.10.12.1003 Karot 3.57 4,668 86512 53.10.12.1004 Pitak 0.68 4,910 86513 53.10.12.1005 Lawir 0.28 1,671 86516 53.10.12.1006 Pau 2.21 8,350 86516 53.10.12.1007 Waso 3.67 3,804 86517 53.10.12.1008 Watu 4.65 5,363 86511 53.10.12.1009 Mbaumuku 0.40 3,127 86511 53.10.12.1010 Tenda 1.78 3,512 86518 53.10.12.1011 Carep 3.67 3,034 86519 53.10.12.1012 Bangka Nekang 0.54 2,529 86511 53.10.12.1013 Satar Tacik 1.42 5,243 86518 53.10.12.1014 Poco Mal 1.29 1,859 86518 53.10.12.1015 Compang Carep 0.54 1,095 86519 53.10.12.1016 Laci Carep 0.61 1,106 86519 53.10.12.1017 Tadong 2.00 1,828 86512 53.10.12.1018 Rowang 0.74 1,118 86517 53.10.12.1019 Bangka Leda 5.49 2,957 86515 53.10.12.1020 Compang Tuke 1.37 2,600 86514 53.10.12 Totals 38.8167,813
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.
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Pesona ruteng manggarai