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 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 is 318,115. The capital of the regency is Ruteng.
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, tabulated below with their 2010 Census population. Since 2010 three additional districts have been created by splitting of existing districts - Satar Mese Utara, Cibal Barat and Reok Barat.
NamePopulation
Census 2010
Satar Mese30,583
Satar Mese Barat
30,044
Langke Rembong66,364
Ruteng38,888
Wae Rii25,596
Lelak10,821
Rahong Utara
20,659
Cibal37,800
Reok30,320
Total292,037