RUTENG CITY
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Ruteng, is the city in Flores, NTT highland. And Ruteng also that capital city of Manggarai regency. This small town is in a not side, Mandusawu mountain range, with the height 1,200 meters above sea level. The temperature of this city center is around 13 ° C - 25 ° C with a humidity level reaching 90%. In addition to very cold temperatures, Ruteng is a rainy city with a high intensity of 3,340 mm / year.
To go to Ruteng city, tourists can use land and air transportation. The distance traveled from Labuan Bajo to Ruteng is 135 km with a travel time of 3 - 3.5 hours using public vehicles or motorbikes.
If the trip starts from the east of Flores, the distance traveled from Bajawa to Ruteng is almost the same as the distance of Ruteng - Labuan Bajo which is 132 km with almost the same travel time.
In addition to land transportation, the city of Ruteng now has a small airport, Frans Sales Lega Airport. This airport serves inter-city and island flights in NTT.
On the southern side of the city of Ruteng, stretches the area of tropical rainforests as a buffer for the endemic flora and fauna of Flores. Whereas on its northern side, stretches of valleys and green hills with plots of rice fields. Ruteng City also has many tourist attractions that are very interesting to visit. Some tourist destinations in this city are as follows:
2. Golo Curu, located on the northern side of the town of Ruteng. Golo curu is the best place to enjoy views of Ruteng city and its surroundings. In this place we can enjoy the beautiful sunrise and sunset.
3. Mount Ranaka (2,303 masl) is located in the southeast of Ruteng city, with a distance of 15 minutes from the city center to the east towards the starting point of climbing in the village of Robo. For lovers of trekking and hiking, this place is highly recommended to visit and Climbing to Ranaka can also be continued by trekking towards Ranamese tropical lake on the east side of Ranaka cutting off the slopes of the Ranaka volcanic peak called Nampar Nos.
4. Cunca Lega multilevel waterfall which is 40 km to the southwest is another interesting tourist spot.
5. Ancient cave Liang Bua, located not far outside the city of Ruteng where the fossil homo floresiensis was found or better known as the Hobbit from Flores. Liang Bua is 30 km from the city of Ruteng with a travel time of 30 minutes.
6. Lingko is a traditional rice field area shaped like a spider's nest. Which is located 20 km west of the city of Ruteng. Precisely in the village of Cara - Cancar, with a travel time of 15-20 minutes.
In addition to these tourist attractions, we can also visit the cathedral church which has a style of building typical European features.
Ruteng City Nature Park (TWA)
From Ruteng we can see rows of mountains with very green forests, surrounding the city. In the city of Ruteng, we can enjoy the beautiful natural scenery in tropical rainforests to the area of East Manggarai district. This rainforest is a Ruteng Nature Tourism Park area, whose management and protection authority is in the hands of the East Nusa Tenggara Center for Natural Resources Conservation (BBKSDA).
The area of TWA Ruteng according to NTT BBKSDA office data is 32,245.60 hectares with a broad division of the area: 8,013.60 Ha in the Manggarai Regency area and as wide as 124,235 Ha in the area East Manggarai Regency. Ruteng TWA natural wealth includes green tropical rainforests, the main source of water for two to three districts, natural tourist destinations such as tropical lakes and waterfalls and endemic species of birds and animals. There are 76 buffer zones in Ruteng TWA where 26 Villages / villages are in the Manggarai Regency area and 50 Villages / Kelurahan are in the East Manggarai Regency area.
Flora in the Natural Wiasata Forest Park (TWA)
In the Ruteng TWA forest area there were 252 species of flowering and non-flowering plants found. It includes 94 families and 119 genera, as well as a number of fauna specimens. Plants that are commonly found are from the families Euphorbiaceae and Lauraceae. A total of 69 species of plants were used by the surrounding community for treatment. At present, all flora specimens are collected and stored in the Dutch Leiden museum while Fauna specimens are scattered in several zoology museums throughout the world.
Fauna
Bird ;
TWA Ruteng has more than 70 species of birds and of which 15 species are endemic to Flores, among others
1. Flores Hawk (Nisaetus floris),
2. Plop Flores (Otus alfredi),
3. Flores Parrot / Serindit (Loriculus flosculus)
4. Flores Curry (Trichoglossus weberii),
5. Flores Crow (Corvus florensis)
6. Kancilan Flores (pachycephala nudigula),
7. Plop Wallacea (Otus silvicola)
8. Opior Flores (Lophozosterops superciliaris),
9. Opior thick beak (Heleia crassirostris)
10. Dwarf Sepah (Pericrocotus lansbergei).
Mammals
Endemic mammals in Ruteng TWA are the largest rats in the world, Flores Giant Rat (Papagomys armandvillei), Ranaka poco rats (Rattus hainaldi), and Flores bats (Cynopterus nusatenggara). Other large mammals that can be found in this region are long-tailed monkeys (Macaca fascicularis), porcupines (Hystrix brachyura), wild boar (Sus sucrofa vitatus) and civets (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus).
The good thing is in the city of Ruteng, the atmosphere of the city is still beautiful. Because the city is on a plateau, the weather is very cool, sometimes cold. Although Ruteng is the capital city of Ruteng, but this city is not like other cities, because the population in this city is not crowded, so there is rarely traffic jams.
The plan I want to do is, I plan to go back to Flores, and teach there. More precisely the places that have not been reached in education. Although Ruteng is a Capital City, but in technology, and education, it is still far behind when compared to the City of Jakarta. So I have a plan to stay and settle there, and help build this city in terms of its education.
My prediction in 2030, this city will develop even more. Both in terms of economy, transportation, technology, and also education.
So is the blog about Ruteng city. Thanks, see you!!!
