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 West Manggarai Regency in 2003 and of East Manggarai Regency in 2007. The area of the residual Manggarai Regency is 1,344.03 km2 and its population was 292,037 at the 2010 census and 312,855 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 317,646. The capital of the regency is the town of Ruteng.
Manggarai Regency
Kabupaten Manggarai | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location within East Nusa Tenggara | |
Manggarai Regency Manggarai Regency Manggarai Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands) Manggarai Regency Manggarai Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 8.6127°S 120.4626°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | East Nusa Tenggara |
| Capital | Ruteng |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Deno Kamelus |
| • Vice Regent | Victor Madur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 518.93 sq mi (1,344.03 km2) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 317,646 |
| • Density | 610/sq mi (240/km2) |
| Area code | (+62) 385 |
| Website | manggaraikab |
The Liang Bua archeological site is in Manggarai regency, about 10 km to the north of Ruteng.
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