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Restoran Hotel LUTA Resort Rantepao - panoramio · Samiun Achmad, CC BY 3.0
Singki', Rantepao, North Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia - panoramio
Singki', Rantepao, North Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia - panoramio · Samiun Achmad, CC BY 3.0
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Rantepao Church in Town Center · Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Rantepao, Indonesia

Rantepao is a town of 40,438 people in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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Population40,438 GeoNames
RegionSouth Sulawesi
Elevation789 m 2,589 ft
Time zoneAsia/Makassar
Nearest airportPongtiku Airport (TTR) 12 km

Why visit Rantepao

Townapedia lists 11 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 34 places to eat, 27 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.

Highlights include Buntu Pune.

About Rantepao

Rantepao is a town and the capital of North Toraja Regency, Indonesia, which is the cultural center of the Toraja ethnic group. National and regional tourism offices have developed the city as the starting point for visiting Tana Toraja, since the area was opened for tourism in the 1970s.

From the Wikipedia article Rantepao (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Travel tips from other travellers: Rantepao on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Things to do1

Buntu Singki

Scenic view · 0.6 km

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Museums and landmarks11

Buntu Pune

Monument and historic site · 1.9 km

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Pasa' Tedong (Pasar Kerbau)

Monument and historic site · 1.8 km

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Rante Karassik

Monument and historic site · 1.3 km

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Museum Pongtiku, Rantepao

Museum

Jalan Andi Mappanyuki, Rantepao

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100 Tahun Injil Masuk Toraja

Monument and historic site

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Aeki Rice (asosiasi eksporti kopi indonesia)

Monument and historic site · 0.7 km

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Art Center

Museum

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Patung Pahlawan Pongtiku

Monument and historic site

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Toraja houses

Monument and historic site · 1.5 km

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Traditional Toraja Houses

Monument and historic site · 0.6 km

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Tugu Salib Bukit Singki'

Monument and historic site · 0.7 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds3

Lapangan Tagari

Park · 1.3 km

Lapangan SMK Kristen Tgari

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Alun Alun Kota Rantepao

Park

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Lapagan Bakti

Sports field and stadium

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Restaurants and cafes34

The house bistro & galleria

Restaurant · Indonesian, Chicken, Crepe, Burger, Noodles, Pasta, International, Breakfast, Coffee Shop · 1.1 km

5c Jl Pongtiku nomor

Mo-Su 09:00-22:00

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Jak Koffie

Cafe

Mo-Su 10:00-22:00

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Ayam penyet ria

Restaurant · Asian, Indonesian, Malaysian

Mo-Su 10:00-22:00

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Warung

Restaurant · Indonesian · 1.0 km

Jl Pongtiku

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Monika Cafe & Resto

Restaurant · Regional

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See food - Z coffee

Restaurant · Indonesian

Jalan Diponegoro

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Tropical Café

Cafe · Thai · 0.6 km

98 Jl. Poros Palopo

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Cimsky

Cafe

70 Jalan Ahmad Yani, Rantepao

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Felisha

Restaurant · Indonesian · 1.6 km

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Kalua Resto

Restaurant · Indonesian · 2.1 km

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Mitra Fatma

Restaurant · Indonesian

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Pizza Kinaya

Restaurant · Pizza

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History

In 1961, the government administration in the Tana Toraja underwent a change. This change occurred due to the issuance of the Letter of the Governor of the Level I Region of South Sulawesi No. 2067 A. In this letter, Tana Toraja Regency which originally consisted of 15 districts with a total of 410 villages changed to consist of 9 sub-districts with 135 villages. One of the districts formed was Rantepao District. Then the formation of a new style village was held through the Governor's Decree of the Head of the Level I Region of South Sulawesi No. 450/XII/1965. This decree was issued on December 20, 1965.

Based on the decree, the Decree of the Head of the Second Level Region of Tana Toraja was stipulated again No. 152/SP/1967. Issuance of this letter on September 7, 1967 and its contents regarding the formation of the new style village. A total of 65 new style villages were designated in the Tana Toraja Regency Level II Region. These villages are then divided into 186 villages. In this decree, Rantepao District is divided into 4 sub-district and 18 villages.

From the History section of Rantepao on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to stay27

Churches and places of worship8

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Shopping6

Gas and EV charging2

Schools, colleges and libraries8

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Healthcare9

Map of Rantepao

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Getting there and nearby towns

Pongtiku Airport (TTR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 km away.

  • Palopo 33 km east, about 33 min by car
  • Masamba 67 km northeast, about 1 h by car
  • Polewali 80 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car

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