Flores Island

Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Administratively, it forms the largest island in the East Nusa Tenggara Province. The area is 14,250 km2. Including Komodo and Rinca islands off its west coast (but excluding the Solor Archipelago to the east of Flores), the population was 1,878,875 in the 2020 Census (including various offshore islands); the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 2,014,110. The largest towns are Ende and Maumere. The name Flores is of Portuguese origin, meaning "Flowers".

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Flores is a large island in eastern Indonesia and the biggest island in East Nusa Tenggara Province, with a population of around 2 million people as of 2024. The island is notable as part of the Lesser Sunda Islands archipelago and is home to several significant towns, including Ende and Maumere.

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Key facts

Islands.name: Flores
Islands.image_name: Flores Topography.png
Islands.image_caption: Topography of Flores
Islands.map_image: Flores Locator.svg
Islands.map_caption: Location of Flores
Islands.location: Southeast Asia
Islands.archipelago: Lesser Sunda Islands
Islands.area_km2: 14,250
Islands.rank: 60th
Islands.length_km: 354
Islands.width_km: 66
Islands.highest_mount: Poco Mandasawu
Islands.elevation_m: 2,370
Islands.country: Indonesia
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: Province
Islands.country_admin_divisions: East Nusa Tenggara
Islands.country_largest_city: Maumere
Islands.country_largest_city_population: 89,519

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: island
Part of: Lesser Sunda Islands
Country: Portuguese Empire
Located in: East Nusa Tenggara
Continent: Asia
Population: 1831000
Area: 13540
Elevation: 463
Body of water: Indian Ocean
Highest point: Poco Likang
Image: Bajawa.jpg
Width: 63
Length: 354
Perimeter: 425

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Commons category: Flores, Indonesia
topic's main category: Category:Flores Island (Indonesia)
located in/on physical feature: Lesser Sunda Islands
different from: Flores
name: Illa de Flores

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
History
Prehistory
Modern history
Administration
Flora and fauna
Seismology
Society and culture
Languages
Social organisation
Religion
Totemism
Textiles
Dyes
Textile particularities of some areas
Tourism
Economy
Gallery
Transport
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

Flores is located east of Sumbawa and the Komodo Islands, and west of the Solor Islands and the Alor Archipelago. To the southeast is Timor. To the south, across the Sumba Strait, is Sumba Island, and to the north, beyond the Flores Sea, is Sulawesi.

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