Ruteng
Ruteng | |
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Location in Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 8°36′46″S 120°27′47″E / 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 (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 43,578 |
• Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
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.
Climate
[edit]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 | |||||||||||||
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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 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
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- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Manggarai Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5310)
- ^ "Climate: Ruteng". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved July 9, 2020.