Manggarai Regency
Introduction '''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 West Manggarai Regency in 2003 and of East Manggarai Regency in 2007.The area of the residual Manggarai Regency is 1,344.03 km2 and its population was 292,037 at the 2010 census and 312,855 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 317,646.The capital of the regency is the town of Ruteng.The Liang Bua archeological site is in Manggarai regency, about 10 km to the north of Ruteng.
Administrative districts Manggarai Regency was one of the original regencies of East Nusa Tenggara Province, but was reduced in area and population on 25 February 2003 when some of its western districts were split off to form the West Manggarai Regency (''Kabupaten Manggarai Barat''), and then reduced again on 17 July 2007 when some eastern districts were split off to form the East Manggarai Regency (''Kabupaten Manggarai Timur''). The area of the remaining Manggarai Regency as at 2010 was divided into nine districts (''kecamatan''), but since 2010 three additional districts – Cibal Barat, Reok Barat and subsequently Satar Mese Utara – have been created by splitting of existing districts. The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 145 rural ''desa'' and 26 urban ''kelurahan''), and its postal codes. Kode Wilayah   Name ofDistrict (''kecamatan'')  Area in km2  Pop'ncensus2010 Pop'ncensus2020 Pop'nestimatemid2022Admincentre No.of villagesPostcodes 53.10.05  Satar Mese 191.5630,58333,91734,700Iteng2386561 53.10.13  Satar Mese Barat (West Satar Mese) (a) 128.1830,04418,94419,100Narang1286560 53.10.18  Satar Mese Utara (North Satar Mese) 114.76(b)14,85415,500Langke Majok1186562 53.10.12  Langke Rembong 38.8166,36465,62665,700Ruteng20 (c) 86511- 86519 53.10.03  Ruteng 87.3638,88841,53342,100Cancar19 (d) 86523  53.10.01  Wae Rii 83.2725,59628,78829,500Timung1786594  53.10.15  Lelak 41.4410,82012,11112,400Rejeng1086521 53.10.14  Rohung Utara (North Rohong) 84.5920,65922,18022,500Purang1286522  53.10.06  Cibal 89.7237,80025,56924,700Pagal17 (d) 86591  53.10.17  Cibal Barat (West Cibal) 76.26(e)15,11116,700Golo Woi1086590 53.10.11  Reok 151.8131,69719,29119,600Reo10 (f) 86592  53.10.16  Reok Barat (West Reok) 256.27(g)14,93115,200Sambi1086593   ''Totals'' ''1,344.03''''292,451''''312,855''''317,646'' ''Ruteng''''171'' Notes: (a) including the island of ''Pulau Mules'' off the south coast of Flores Island. (b) the 2010 population of Satar Mese Utara is included with the figure for Satar Mese Barat District. (c) all 20 are  ''kelurahan''. (d) including one ''kelurahan''. (e) the 2010 population of Cibal Barat is included with the figure for Cibal District. (f) comprising 4 ''kelurahan'' and 6 ''desa''. (g) the 2010 population of Reok Barat is included with the figure for Reok District; these two districts are situated in the north of the regency.
References *  Ruteng Ibukota Kabupaten Manggarai