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The name Flores is of Portuguese origin, meaning "Flowers". 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.
It covers an area of 1,377.04 km 2 and had a population of 130,120 at the 2010 Census, [2] and 159,732 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 166,968. [1] The regency was established on 2 January 2007 by separation of the former eastern districts from Ngada Regency ; it has its administrative seat (capital) in the town ...
Manggarai Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia, situated on the island of Flores.Established in 1958 [2] to encompass the 6,924.18 km 2 area of the lands of the indigenous Manggarai people (speaking the various dialects of the Rombo Manggarai language), the regency was reduced in area (by over 80%) and in population by the separation of the more western districts to ...
Portuguese influence was reduced to the areas of Solor, Flores [5] and Timor, now in East Nusa Tenggara, following the defeat in 1575 at the hands of residents of Ternate. . Decisive were also the Dutch conquest of Ambon, North Maluku and Banda, and a general failure to sustain control of trade in this regi
The Solor Archipelago (Indonesian: Kepulauan Solor) is a group of islands in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, lying to the east of Flores and the west of the Alor Strait and the Alor Archipelago. To the north is the west part of the Banda Sea, while to the south across the Savu Sea lies the island of Timor.
Sikka is a regency within East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on the island of Flores. [2] It is bordered to the west by Ende Regency and to the east by East Flores Regency . It covers an area of 1,675.36 km 2 and had a population of 300,301 at the 2010 census [ 3 ] and 321,953 at the 2020 Census; [ 4 ] the official estimate as at mid 2023 ...
The Nage are an indigenous people living on the eastern Indonesian islands of Flores (chiefly in the eponymous Nagekeo Regency), and Timor. [2] They are descended from the indigenous population of Flores [3] They are largely assimilated by the neighboring people.
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