Flores
Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Administratively, it forms the largest island in the East Nusa Tenggara Province. Including Komodo and Rinca islands off its west coast (but excluding the Solor Archipelago to the east of Flores), the land area is 14,731.67 km, and the population was 1,878,875 in the 2020 Census (including various offshore islands); the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 1,962,405. The largest towns are Maumere and Ende. The name Flores is of Portuguese origin, meaning "Flowers".
GEOGRAPHY
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| Coordinates | 8°40′29″S 121°23′04″E
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| Area | 13,540 km (5,230 sq mi)
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| Area rank | 60th
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| Length | 354 km (220 mi)
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| Width | 66 km (41 mi)
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| Highest elevation | 2,370 m (7,780 ft)
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DEMOGRAPHICS
| Population | 1,831,000 (2010)
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| Pop. density | 135 /km (350 /sq mi)
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