FLORES(Nusa Tenggara Timur)
INFORMATION IN THE WORLD - Flores, of Portuguese origin, meaning "flowers" are in East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. Flores was included in a cluster of Lesser Sunda Islands along with Bali and NTB, with an area of approximately 14,300 km². Residents of Flores, in 2007, reaching 1.6 million inhabitants. The highest peak is Mt Ranakah (2350m) which is the second highest mountain in East Nusa Tenggara, after Mount Mutis, 2427m in West Timor. Flores Island along with the island of Timor, Sumba and Alor Islands Island is a large island in the four Provinces that NTT is one of the Islands province in Indonesia with 566 Islands. Flores, with broad, population and resources both natural as well as human-rated quite sufficient, are now preparing themselves to become a province of the expansion in NTT. At the end of the Western and Eastern Flores Island there are several clusters of small islands. To the East there is a cluster of islands of Adonara and Lembata, Solor, while to the West there is a cluster of islands of Komodo and Rinca. The Western side of Flores Island, after a cluster of small islands, there is the island of Sumbawa (NTB), whereas in the East after a cluster of small islands of the Alor archipelago, there is. To the Southeast lies the island of Timor. To the Southwest lies the island of Sumba, to the South lies the Savu sea, North Sea, across the Flores sea lies the Celebes.
Flores is the mixture of ethnic groups among ethnic Malay, Melanesian, and Portuguese. Because once a Portuguese colony, then the interaction with Portuguese culture is very pronounced in cultures of Flores, either through genetic, religion, and culture.
Administration
Flores is part of the East Nusa Tenggara province. The island is divided into eight districts; from West to East as follows: Manggarai Barat with capital of Labuan Bajo, Manggarai Sampit, with its capital East Manggarai with entire stock capital, with the capital of Ngada, Nagekeo Bajawa with capital Mbay, Ende with capital of Ende, Sikka with the capital of Maumere, Flores of the East with the capital Larantuka. and district ((lembata)) with the capital city lewoleba.
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