Rappang is a small town in the Panca Rijang District, Sidenreng Rappang Regency in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The village is located 32.7 kilometres (20.3 mi) north east of Pare-Pare.
The word Rappang is derived from the Buginese word Rappeng, means a washed away branch/twig. In the ancient times, the Saddang river flowing in Rappang was quite wide and had great torrent with a dense wood in the upstream. When the rainy season had arrived, the branches of the trees were washed away and formed the mainland, became a place of settlement and later was named Rappang.[2]
The Kingdomsedit
Historically, there were two kingdoms, one was Sidenreng kingdom and another one was Rappang. Both kingdoms were very intimate, so it is hard to find clear demarcation. Even in matters of royal reigns, both could co-exist. Many Times, the tribal chief of Sidenreng took the seat of the Rappang kingdom and vice versa. People in two kingdoms used the same dialect and daily conversational language was also similar. The main difference is its geographical location. Rappang region occupied the northern position, while the kingdom of Sidenreng located in the southern part.
At the time of recognition of the sovereignty of the Republik Indonesia by the Netherlands on December 27, 1949, both the Kingdom of Rappang and Sidenreng also ended. During the time, the kingdom of Sidenreng was one of the earliest to indicate its nationalism by giving up its kingdom system, although the system had been long with 21 times changes of leaders. They chose to change and blend into Indonesian state administration system. The kingdoms eventually melt into Sidenreng Rappang Regency, with its first regent was H. Andi Sapada Mapangile. On October 29, 2008 people of Sidenreng and Rappang direct-voted their bupati for the first time.
Referencesedit
^"Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2010: Kabupaten Sidenreng Rappang" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Retrieved Aug 18, 2014.
rappang, small, town, panca, rijang, district, sidenreng, regency, south, sulawesi, indonesia, village, located, kilometres, north, east, pare, pare, villagelocation, sulawesicoordinates, 844712, 820529, 844712, 820529country, indonesiaprovincesouth, sulawesir. Rappang is a small town in the Panca Rijang District Sidenreng Rappang Regency in South Sulawesi Indonesia The village is located 32 7 kilometres 20 3 mi north east of Pare Pare RappangVillageRappangLocation in SulawesiCoordinates 3 50 41 S 119 49 14 E 3 844712 S 119 820529 E 3 844712 119 820529Country IndonesiaProvinceSouth SulawesiRegencySidenreng Rappang RegencyDistrictPanca Rijang DistrictElevation37 m 121 ft Population 2010 Total27 116 Total population in Panca Rijang District 1 Time zoneWITA UTC 08 00 Postal Code91651Area code0421 Contents 1 History 1 1 The Kingdoms 2 References 3 External linksHistory edit nbsp The word Rappang is derived from the Buginese word Rappeng means a washed away branch twig In the ancient times the Saddang river flowing in Rappang was quite wide and had great torrent with a dense wood in the upstream When the rainy season had arrived the branches of the trees were washed away and formed the mainland became a place of settlement and later was named Rappang 2 The Kingdoms edit Historically there were two kingdoms one was Sidenreng kingdom and another one was Rappang Both kingdoms were very intimate so it is hard to find clear demarcation Even in matters of royal reigns both could co exist Many Times the tribal chief of Sidenreng took the seat of the Rappang kingdom and vice versa People in two kingdoms used the same dialect and daily conversational language was also similar The main difference is its geographical location Rappang region occupied the northern position while the kingdom of Sidenreng located in the southern part At the time of recognition of the sovereignty of the Republik Indonesia by the Netherlands on December 27 1949 both the Kingdom of Rappang and Sidenreng also ended During the time the kingdom of Sidenreng was one of the earliest to indicate its nationalism by giving up its kingdom system although the system had been long with 21 times changes of leaders They chose to change and blend into Indonesian state administration system The kingdoms eventually melt into Sidenreng Rappang Regency with its first regent was H Andi Sapada Mapangile On October 29 2008 people of Sidenreng and Rappang direct voted their bupati for the first time References edit Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2010 Kabupaten Sidenreng Rappang PDF in Indonesian Retrieved Aug 18 2014 Sejarah Sidenreng amp Rappang External links edit Elevation of Rappang Retrieved Aug 18 2014 Kabupaten Sidenreng rappang Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rappang amp oldid 1084336144, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
