Ende

Ende is the seat capital of the Ende Regency, East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Ende is located on the southern coast of Flores 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. Note that this does not include Ende District (which is a mainly rural district outside the town limits). The official estimate as at mid 2022 was 87,599. 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 was led by a certain Nipa Do known as the wars of Watu Api and Mari Longa (1916–1917). In 1934, the nationalist leader, Sukarno, 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 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.