Manggarai Regency

Manggarai Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia, situated on the island of Flores. Established in 1958 to encompass the 6,924.18 km² area of the lands of the indigenous Manggarai people, the regency was reduced in area and in population by the separation of the more western districts to form West Manggarai Regency on 25 February 2003 and of the more eastern districts to form East Manggarai Regency on 17 July 2007.
The area of the residual Manggarai Regency is 1,343.83 km² and its population was 292,037 at the 2010 census and 312,855 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 349,836. 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, and then reduced again on 17 July 2007 when some eastern districts were split off to form the East Manggarai Regency. The area of the remaining Manggarai Regency as at 2010 was divided into nine districts, 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 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its postal codes.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District	Area in km²	Pop'n census 2010	Pop'n census 2020	Pop'n estimate mid 2024	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post codes
53.10.05	Satar Mese	191.53	30,583	33,917	39,376	Iteng	23	86561
53.10.13	Satar Mese Barat	128.16	30,044	18,944	21,907	Narang	12	86560
53.10.18	Satar Mese Utara	114.74		14,854	17,574	Langke Majok	11	86562
53.10.12	Langke Rembong	38.80	66,364	65,626	67,811	Ruteng	20	86511 - 86519
53.10.03	Ruteng	87.35	38,888	41,533	46,920	Cancar	19	86523
53.10.01	Wae Rii	83.26	25,596	28,788	32,592	Timung	17	86594
53.10.15	Lelak	41.43	10,820	12,111	13,827	Rejeng	10	86521
53.10.14	Rahong Utara	84.58	20,659	22,180	25,508	Purang	12	86522
53.10.06	Cibal	89.71	37,800	25,569	29,320	Pagal	17	86591
53.10.17	Cibal Barat	76.25		15,111	17,307	Golo Woi	10	86590
53.10.11	Reok	151.79	31,697	19,291	21,154	Reo	10	86592
53.10.16	Reok Barat	256.23		14,931	16,538	Sambi	10	86593
	Totals	1,343.83	292,451	312,855	349,836	Ruteng	171

Notes: including the island of Pulau Mules off the south coast of Flores Island.
the 2010 population of Satar Mese Utara District is included in the figure for Satar Mese Barat District, from which it was cut out.
all 20 are kelurahan.
including the kelurahan of Wae Belang. including the kelurahan of Pagal; there are also five preparatory villages which have recently been designated to bring the total to 22.
the 2010 population of Cibal Barat District is included in the figure for Cibal District, from which it was cut out. comprising 4 kelurahan and 6 desa.
the 2010 population of Reok Barat District is included in the figure for Reok District, from which it was cut out; these two districts are situated in the north of the regency.