Ruteng is a small town in the highlands towards the western end of Flores Island,

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. It is the administrative capital of

Manggarai Regency Manggarai Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia, situated on the island of Flores. Established in 1958 the regency was reduced in size and population by the separation of Manggarai Barat regency in 2003 and of Manggarai ...

, serviced by the

Frans Sales Lega Airport Frans Sales Lega Airport or Ruteng Airport is an airport located in Ruteng, Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian ...

Ruteng Airport Frans Sales Lega Airport or Ruteng Airport is an airport located in Ruteng, Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian a ...

. The population is predominantly

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, but still preserve the ancient

Manggarai The Manggarai are an ethnic group found in western Flores in the East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. Manggarai people are spread across three regencies in the province, namely the West Manggarai Regency, Manggarai Regency and East Manggarai Re ...

custom of ''caci'' (

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), which is usually practiced at

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s, and serves as a

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. 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 nearby, around 10 km to the north of Ruteng.

Climate

Ruteng has a

subtropical highland climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...

(Cfb) that borders the

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...

(Af) with moderate rainfall from June to August and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

References

Flores Island (Indonesia) Regency seats of East Nusa Tenggara Populated places in East Nusa Tenggara {{ENusaTenggara-geo-stub