Ende is the seat capital of the
Ende Regency
Ende Regency is a Regency (Indonesia), regency on the island of Flores, within East Nusa Tenggara Province of Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 2,091.19 km2, and it had a population of 260,605 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Ja ...
,
East Nusa Tenggara
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province of
Indonesia
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. Ende is located on the southern coast of
Flores
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Island. The town had a population of 87,269 residents at the 2020 census, divided administratively between four districts (''kecamatan'') of the regency – Ende Selatan, Ende Timur, Ende Tengah, and Ende Utara.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Ende Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5308)] Note that this does not include Ende District (which is a mainly rural district outside the town limits) or Pulau Ende District (the offshore Ende Island). The official estimate as at mid 2024 was 89,519.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Ende Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5308)]
History
Ende was the site of a kingdom that existed around the end of 18th century. The people of the area therefore known as Lio-Ende people. For many decades Ende has been a center of government, trade, education, and political activities.
Rebellion against the
Dutch
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was led by a certain
Nipa Do known as the wars of
Watu Api
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and
Mari Longa (1916–1917). In 1934, the nationalist leader,
Sukarno
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Sukarno was the leader of the Indonesian struggle for independenc ...
, who later became Indonesia's first president was exiled to eastern Indonesia by the Dutch colonial government.
Villages
The four districts (''kecamatan'') comprising the town are tabulated below with their areas and their populations as at mid 2024, together with their postcodes:
They are sub-divided administratively into 16 urban (''kelurahan'') and 9 rural (''desa'') villages.
*Ende Selatan (South Ende) consists of the 5 ''kelurahan'' of Mbongawani, Paupanda, Rukunlima, Tanjung and Tetandara;
*Ende Timur (East Ende) consists of the 3 ''kelurahan'' of Mautapaga, Rewarangga and Rewarangga Selatan, plus the 3 ''desa'' of Kedebodu, Ndungga and Tiwutewa;
*Ende Tengah (Central Ende) consists of the 4 ''kelurahan'' of Kelimutu, Onekore, Paupire and Potulando;
*Ende Utara (North Ende) consists of the 4 ''kelurahan'' of Kota Raja, Kota Ratu, Roworena and Roworena Barat, plus the 6 ''desa'' of Borokanda, Embundoa, Gheoghoma, Raterua, Mbomba and Watusipi.
Attractions
The
Bung Karno Museum is the old house occupied by Sukarno during his years of exile in Ende. Most of the old furniture are still there. While he was exiled in Ende, Sukarno wrote and held several plays, together with
Tonel Kelimutu Theatre Group. Among the plays were ''
Rendorua Ola Nggera Nusa'' (''Rendo that stirred the archipelago'') and ''Doctor Satan'', a revision on the story of ''
Dr. Frankenstein
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''.
Near the
football field in Ende stands a big
breadfruit
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tree. Under the tree, Sukarno often sat, working on political ideas to lead Indonesia to independence. Those reflections contributed to the opening of
Pancasila concept, which is now the state philosophy of Indonesia. From here Pancasila was born. Today, the Pancasila Birth Monument stands on this place. During a visit to Ende in June 2013, Vice President
Boediono
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spoke of the importance of the idea of Pancasila for Indonesia and officiated over a ceremony to open a monument to the work of Sukarno in Ende.
[Markus Makur,]
Pancasila commemorations in Ende: Where it all began'
''The Jakarta Post'', 3 June 2013.
Another attraction is Christ the King Cathedral, which is the seat of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ende
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Its cathedral is the Christ the King Cathedral in the city of Ende, Nusa Tenggara Timur.
History
The archdioce ...
.
The well-known tourist spot of
Mount Kelimutu with three coloured volcanic lakes is about to the east of Ende.
While in Ende there is an opportunity to tryout the local type of coffee “Kopi End”'. Coffee beans and ginger toasted together and brewed as normal.
Transportation
The town is served by
H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport or Ende airport.
Climate
Ende has a
tropical savanna climate
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''Aw'') with a long dry season and short wet season.
See also
*
Ende language (Indonesia)
Ende is an Austronesian language spoken in the central part of Flores, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. It belongs to the Central Flores subgroup.
Phonology
Grammar
Like all Central Flores languages, End ...
*
Li'o language
References
External links
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Populated places in East Nusa Tenggara
Flores Island (Indonesia)
Regency seats of East Nusa Tenggara