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 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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  Ruteng Location in Indonesia  Ruteng Ruteng (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 8.61265°S 120.463°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Province | East Nusa Tenggara |
| Regency | Manggarai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 136.26 km2 (52.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,188 m (3,898 ft) |
| Population (2020 Census) | |
| • Total | 41,533 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
The Liang Bua archeological site is nearby, around 10 km to the north of Ruteng.
Climate
Ruteng has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) that borders the tropical rainforest climate (Af) with 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 |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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 precipitation 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] | |||||||||||||
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ruteng.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ruteng.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- "Climate: Ruteng". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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