Larantuka

Larantuka
The Catholic Larantuka Cathedral, Indonesia
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Coordinates: 8°18′48″S 123°00′15″E / 8.31333°S 123.00417°E / -8.31333; 123.00417
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	East Nusa Tenggara
Regency	East Flores
Area
• Total	48.91 km2 (18.88 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	41,500
• Density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
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Time zone	UTC+8 (WITA)

Larantuka (Dutch: Larantoeka, Portuguese: Larantuca) 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 had 37,348 inhabitants at the 2010 census^[2] and 40,828 at the 2020 census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 41,500.^[1] This overwhelmingly (95.4%) Roman Catholic area enjoys some international renown for its Holy Week celebrations.^[4][5]

Larantuka Malay (also known as 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.^[6][7]