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Ruteng

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Country
  
Indonesia

Time zone
  
WITA (UTC+8)

Local time
  
Saturday 4:29 PM

Elevation
  
1,188 m (3,898 ft)

Province
  
East Nusa Tenggara

Number of airports
  
1

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Weather
  
21°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 96% Humidity

4 church towers in ruteng


Ruteng is a small town towards the western end of Flores Island, Indonesia. It is the 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.

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Map of Ruteng, Watu, Langke Rembong, Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

The Liang Bua archeological site is nearby, around 10 km to the north of Ruteng.

Trio ruteng a sky full of stars cover


References

Ruteng Wikipedia