Ruteng

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.

Ruteng
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Coordinates: 8.61265°S 120.463°E / -8.61265; 120.463
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	East Nusa Tenggara
Regency	Manggarai
Area
• Total	38.81 km2 (14.98 sq mi)
Elevation	1,188 m (3,898 ft)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	65,694
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
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Time zone	UTC+8 (WITA)

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 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

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.

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 rainfall 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]