Manggarai Regency

Manggarai Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia, situated on the island of Flores. Established in 1958[2] the regency was reduced in size and population by the separation of Manggarai Barat regency in 2003 and of Manggarai Timur regency in 2007. The population of the residual Manggarai Regency was 292,037 at the 2010 Census, but the latest official estimate (as at mid 2018) is 318,115.[3] The capital of the regency is Ruteng.

Manggarai Regency Kabupaten Manggarai
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Manggarai Regency Location in Flores, Lesser Sunda Islands and Indonesia 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	651 sq mi (1,687 km^2)
Population  (mid 2018)[1]
• Total	318,115
Area code	(+62) 385
Website	manggaraikab.go.id

The Liang Bua archeological site is in Manggarai regency, about 10 km to the north of Ruteng.

Administration

The Manggarai Regency as at 2010 was divided into nine districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population. Since 2010 three additional districts have been created by splitting of existing districts - Satar Mese Utara (North Satar Mese), Cibal Barat (West Cibal) and Reok Barat (West Reok).

Name	Population Census 2010
Satar Mese	30,583
Satar Mese Barat (West Satar Mese)	30,044
Langke Rembong	66,364
Ruteng	38,888
Wae Rii	25,596
Lelak	10,821
Rahong Utara (North Rahong)	20,659
Cibal	37,800
Reok	30,320
Total	292,037

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
2. Government of Indonesia (9 August 1958), Establishment of the Second-level Administrative Regions under the First-level Administrative Region of Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara (in Indonesian), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 69/1958
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.