Larantuka
Sign in to saveLarantuka (, ) is a kecamatan (district) and the seat of East Flores Regency, on the eastern end of Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Like much of the region, Larantuka has a strong colonial Portuguese influence. The town (including the two rural villages within the administrative district) covers a land area of 75.91 km2, and had 37,348 inhabitants at the 2010 census and 40,828 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 41,664 - comprising 20,720 males and 20,944 females. This overwhelmingly (95.4%) Roman Catholic area enjoys some international renown for its Hol
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Larantuka
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- Cattedrale_di_Larantuka.jpg
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- The Catholic Larantuka Cathedral, Indonesia
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- Indonesia Flores#Indonesia
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- Location in Indonesia
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- 300
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- top
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- Country
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- Indonesia
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- Region
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- Lesser Sunda Islands
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- Province
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- East Nusa Tenggara
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- Regency
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- East Flores
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 75.91
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- mid 2024 estimate
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- 41664
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Larantuka (, ) is a kecamatan (district) and the seat of East Flores Regency, on the eastern end of Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Like much of the region, Larantuka has a strong colonial Portuguese influence. The town (including the two rural villages within the administrative district) covers a land area of 75.91 km2, and had 37,348 inhabitants at the 2010 census and 40,828 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 41,664 - comprising 20,720 males and 20,944 females. This overwhelmingly (95.4%) Roman Catholic area enjoys some international renown for its Holy Week celebrations.
==Language== Larantuka Malay (similar to Ende Malay), a local dialect over 80% cognate with Indonesian, is used as a lingua franca in this area. Portuguese is used in certain Catholic religious rituals.