What do official figures show about road conditions in East Flores?

Road conditions are a practical constraint on travel and public access across Flores, and official figures show why conditions can differ sharply between districts. In East Flores, the 2025 statistical yearbook records 957.15 kilometres of roads in 2024, including 327.67 kilometres classified as severely damaged, while BMKG’s climate framework explains that Nusa Tenggara Timur is divided into seasonal zones measured against a 30-year normal.

How many roads does East Flores have?

East Flores recorded 957.15 kilometres of roads in 2024, according to the East Flores Statistics Agency’s Flores Timur in Figures 2025. The total comprised 124.88 kilometres of state roads, 149.89 kilometres of provincial roads and 682.38 kilometres of regency roads, according to BPS, 2025.

How much of the regency road network is severely damaged?

Of the 682.38 kilometres of regency roads recorded in East Flores in 2024, 327.67 kilometres were classified as severely damaged. The same table recorded 288.66 kilometres in good condition, 53.57 kilometres in moderate condition and 12.46 kilometres as damaged, according to BPS, 2025.

Does the road surface explain the difference?

Yes. East Flores’ 2024 regency-road total included 393.59 kilometres of paved road, 172.38 kilometres of gravel road, 107.45 kilometres of soil road and 8.95 kilometres in other categories, according to BPS, 2025.

Why does weather matter for movement across Flores?

BMKG’s Nusa Tenggara Timur climate service compares seasonal forecasts with a 30-year normal covering 1981–2010. It divides the province into seasonal zones, reflecting that rainfall timing and intensity are not uniform across Flores and the surrounding islands, according to BMKG, 2026.

What should readers take from the figures?

The figures show that “road access” is not a single province-wide condition: authority, surface and maintenance status all matter. They also provide a baseline for interpreting transport, logistics and public-service access in East Flores without treating conditions in one regency as representative of every island.

Sources

• BMKG Stasiun Klimatologi Nusa Tenggara Timur
• BPS-Statistics Indonesia Nusa Tenggara Timur Province