Manggarai Regency is a

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East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara ( id, Nusa Tenggara Timur – NTT; pt, Sonda Oriental) is the southernmost province of Indonesia. It comprises the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, facing the Indian Ocean in the south and the Flores Sea in the nor ...

province of

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, situated on the island of

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. Established in 1958 the regency was reduced in size and population by the separation of Manggarai Barat regency in 2003 and of Manggarai Timur regency in 2007. The area of the residual Manggarai Regency is 2,096.44 km² and its population was 292,037 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 312,855 at the 2020 census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 315,041. The capital of the regency is the town of

Ruteng Ruteng is a small 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 Roma ...

. The

Liang Bua Liang Bua is a limestone cave on the island of Flores, Indonesia, slightly north of the town of Ruteng in Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. The cave demonstrated archaeological and paleontological potential in the 1950s and 1960s as describe ...

archeological site is in Manggarai regency, about 10 km to the north of Ruteng.

Administrative districts

Manggarai Regency was one of the original regencies of East Nusa Tenggara Province, but was reduced in area and population on 25 February 2003 when some of its western districts were split off to form the

West Manggarai Regency West Manggarai Regency ( id, Kabupaten Manggarai Barat) is one of the eight Regency (Indonesia), regencies which comprise the List of islands of Indonesia, island of Flores, located in the provinces of Indonesia, province of East Nusa Tenggara (''N ...

, and then again on 17 July 2007 when some eastern districts were split off to form the

East Manggarai Regency East Manggarai Regency ( id, Kabupaten Manggarai Timur) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established on 17 July 2007 (out of the eastern six districts of the Manggarai Regency), the regency has its seat (capital) in the tow ...

. The remaining Manggarai Regency as at 2010 was divided into nine

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(''kecamatan''), but since 2010 three additional districts – Cibal Barat, Reok Barat and more recently Satar Mese Utara – have been created by splitting of existing districts. The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its postal codes. Notes: (a) including the island of Pulau Mules off the south coast of Flores Island. (b) the 2010 population of Satar Mese Utara is included with the figure for Satar Mese Barat District. (c) the 2010 population of Cibal Barat is included with the figure for Cibal District. (d) the 2010 population of Reok Barat is included with the figure for Reok District.

References

Regencies of East Nusa Tenggara 1958 establishments in Indonesia Flores Island (Indonesia) {{ENusaTenggara-geo-stub