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East Timor,[a]also known as Timor-Leste,[b]officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a countryin Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclaveof Oecusseon the island's north-western half, and the minor islands of Atauroand Jaco. The western half of the island of Timor is administered by Indonesia.
East Timor is the only Asian nation to lie entirely within the Southern Hemisphere. [citation needed] The Loes River is the longest with a length of 80 km (50 mi). This river system covers an area of 2,184 km 2 (843 sq mi). It is a small country with a land size of 14,919 km 2 (5,760 sq mi). The exclusive economic zone is 70,326 km 2 (27,153 sq ...
East Timor – sovereign island nation located in Southeast Asia. [1] East Timor comprises the eastern half of the Island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecussi-Ambeno, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor. The small country of 15,410 km 2 [2] (5,400 sq mi) is located about 640 km ...
Timor ( Portuguese: Ilha de Timor, Tetum: Illa Timór, Indonesian: Pulau Timor) is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is divided between the sovereign states of East Timor in the eastern part and Indonesia in the western part. The Indonesian part, known as West Timor, constitutes ...
Aileu is the main township in Aileu District, East Timor.It is located 47 km (29 mi) southwest of Dili, the national capital, and had a population of 2,788 in 2015. [1] In Portuguese Timor, the city was known as Vila General Carmona, after the Portuguese dictator António Óscar Carmona, but after World War II it was renamed.
East Timor. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-western half, and the minor islands of Atauro and Jaco. The western half of the island of Timor is administered ...
HDI (2017) 0.562 [ 1] medium · 11th. Website. Ermera Municipality. Ermera ( Portuguese: Município Ermera, Tetum: Munisípiu Ermera) is one of the municipalities (formerly districts) of East Timor, located in the west-central part of the country. It has a population of 117,064 (Census 2010) and an area of 756.5 km 2 .
Politics of East Timor. The administrative posts (former subdistricts) of East Timor are subdivided into 442 sucos ("villages") and 2,336 aldeias ("communities"). [ 1] Sucos have been a key to administration since the 20th century, under Portuguese, Japanese, Indonesian, and independnet rule. [ 2]: 280.