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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rantepao canonical 8
Rantepao (Toraja area) 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
climate tropical rainforest climate
continent Asia
country Indonesia
culture Toraja people
elevationAboveSeaLevel ~700–900 metres
ethnicGroup Toraja people
governingBody North Toraja Regency government
hasArchitecturalStyle Tongkonan traditional houses
hasCulturalEvent Toraja funeral ceremonies
buffalo sacrifice rituals
hasCulturalHeritage cliff graves
hanging graves
tau-tau wooden effigies
hasMarket Rantepao traditional market
hasTouristAttraction Batutumonga highland area
Bori megalithic site
Kete Kesu traditional village
Lemo burial cliffs
linked to: Lemo cliff graves

Londa burial caves
isCulturalCenterOf Toraja people
isTourismCenterOf Tana Toraja region
linked to: Tana Toraja Regency
knownFor Toraja culture
cultural tourism
elaborate funeral rites
mountain scenery
traditional Toraja houses
languageUsed Indonesian language
Toraja languages
locatedIn Indonesia
South Sulawesi
Sulawesi
linked to: Celebes
locatedInAdministrativeEntity North Toraja Regency
locatedInTimeZone Central Indonesia Time
near Tana Toraja Regency
partOf North Toraja Regency
South Sulawesi Province
linked to: South Sulawesi
primaryEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
regionalSignificance gateway to Toraja highlands
religion Aluk To Dolo
Christianity
transportConnection road to Makassar
road to Palopo
UTCOffset +8

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Toraja Regency capital Rantepao
Lemo cliff graves near Rantepao (Toraja area)
linked to: Rantepao
Batutumonga viewpoint near Rantepao
Makale nearbySettlement Rantepao