Manggarai

Kabupaten Manggarai Manggarai
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Basic data
Country	Indonesia
province	East Nusa Tenggara
Seat	Downdraft
surface	4,188.9 km²
Residents	484,015 (2004)
density	116 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	ID-NT
Website	www.manggarai.go.id (Indonesian)

-8.612651 120.462584Coordinates: 8 ° 37 ′ S , 120 ° 28 ′ E

Manggarai is a government district ( Kabupaten ) in the west of the island of Flores in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara . The capital of the administrative district is Ruteng .

The administrative district is the settlement area of the people of the same name. The Manggarai are best known for their ritual whip fight caci , which is now also a tourist attraction.

In 2004, 484,015 people lived in the 4188.9 square kilometers of the administrative district.

Individual evidence

↑ manggarai.go.id: Lektak geografis Kabupaten Manggarai (accessed March 9, 2013).

Web links

Commons : Manggarai - collection of images, videos and audio files

Catherine Allerton: The Path of Marriage. Journeys and transformation in Manggarai, eastern Indonesia. In: Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- and Folklore. 160, No. 2-3, Leiden 2004, pp. 339-362.

[1] rai.go.id: Lektak geografis Kabupaten Manggarai (accessed March 9, 2013).