Rantepao
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Rantepao is a town in the highlands of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, known as the cultural and tourism center of the Toraja people, famed for their distinctive traditional houses and elaborate funeral rites.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rantepao (Toraja area) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
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town ⓘ |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| culture | Toraja people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | ~700–900 metres ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Toraja people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | North Toraja Regency government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Tongkonan traditional houses ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent |
Toraja funeral ceremonies
NERFINISHED
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buffalo sacrifice rituals ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
cliff graves
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hanging graves ⓘ tau-tau wooden effigies ⓘ |
| hasMarket | Rantepao traditional market NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction |
Batutumonga highland area
NERFINISHED
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Bori megalithic site NERFINISHED ⓘ Kete Kesu traditional village NERFINISHED ⓘ Lemo burial cliffs NERFINISHED ⓘ Londa burial caves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCulturalCenterOf | Toraja people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isTourismCenterOf | Tana Toraja region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Toraja culture
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cultural tourism ⓘ elaborate funeral rites ⓘ mountain scenery ⓘ traditional Toraja houses ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Indonesian language
ⓘ
Toraja languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indonesia
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South Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sulawesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | North Toraja Regency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Indonesia Time ⓘ |
| near | Tana Toraja Regency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
North Toraja Regency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Sulawesi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| regionalSignificance | gateway to Toraja highlands ⓘ |
| religion |
Aluk To Dolo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
road to Makassar
ⓘ
road to Palopo ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | +8 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Rantepao (Toraja area)