Ruteng is a town in the highlands towards the western end of Flores Island, Indonesia. It is the administrative 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. The Liang Bua archeological site is nearby, around 10 km to the north of Ruteng.

Administration

The town of Ruteng is equivalent to the administrative district (kecamatan) of Langke Rembong, which covers an area of 38.81 km2, and is composed of twenty urban villages (kelurahan); note that is does not include the administrative district named Ruteng, which is actually a mainly rural district (with one kelurahan and eighteen rural villages (desa)), which lies to the west of Langke Rembong District and thus of the town. The areas and populations (as at mid 2023) of the component kelurahan of Langke Rembong District are tabulated below, together with their postcodes.

Climate

Ruteng has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) that borders the tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from June to August and heavy to very heavy rainfall in the remaining months.