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West Timor
West Timor () is an area covering the western part of the island of Timor, except for the district of Oecussi-Ambeno (an East Timorese exclave). Administratively, West Timor is part of East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. The capital as well as its main port is Kupang. During the colonial period, the area was named Dutch Timor and was a centre of Dutch loyalists during the Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1949). From 1949 to 1975 it was named Indonesian Timor. The total area of West Timor is , including offshore islands. The highest peaks are Mount Mutis, above sea level, and Mount Lakaan, above sea level. The main languages of West Timor are Dawan, Marae and Tetun, as well as several other languages, such as Kemak, Bunak and Helong, are also used in Timor-Leste. The other three languages which are only used in the local area of the Austronesian language group from the Fabron branches are Ndao, Rote and Sabu. The most populous cities and towns are Kupang City wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Region
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Indonesian National Revolution
The Indonesian National Revolution (), also known as the Indonesian War of Independence (, ), was an armed conflict and diplomatic struggle between the Republic of Indonesia and the Dutch Empire and an internal social revolution during Aftermath of WWII, postwar and Dutch East Indies#World War II and independence, postcolonial Indonesia. It took place between Indonesian Declaration of Independence, Indonesia's declaration of independence in 1945 and the Netherlands' Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference, transfer of sovereignty over the Dutch East Indies to the Republic of the United States of Indonesia at the end of 1949. The four-year struggle involved sporadic but bloody armed conflict, internal Indonesian political and communal upheavals, and two major international diplomatic interventions. Dutch military forces (and, for a while, the forces of the World War II Allies, World War II allies) were able to control the major towns, cities and industrial assets in Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betun, Indonesia
Betun is the capital of Malaka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Aside from Atambua, this town was also one of the shelters for refugees from neighboring East Timor, who fled because of the violence and destruction that erupted after East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999. When violence erupted in East Timor in 2006, there was again an influx of refugees. Geography Betun is a town located in West Timor which serves as the capital of Malaka Regency, and is also the administrative center of Malaka Tengah district. Demographics Besides Atambua Atambua is the regency seat of Belu Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The town stretches 8.5 km from north to south and 5 km from east to west, and is in the north of the western half of Timor Island. The town is located at an alt ... and Kefamenanu, Betun was also one of the reception centres for refugees from East Timor, during the 1999 and 2006 Crisis between Indonesia and East Timor. Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soe, Timor
Soe (sometimes seen as SoE) is the administrative capital of the South Central Timor Regency, in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Soe is located on Timor Island. It was heavily bombed in 1944 during the second world war Water supplies for the locality have been a problem for a considerable time, despite aid to assist with dams and other means of finding water The town had a population of 40,190 at the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 41,640.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5302) Soe can be a base for tourists for trips to other locations. Oinlasi, Boti, Niki Niki and Kapan are reachable from Soe. It is on the route (via Kapan) to the highest mountain in West Timor Mount Mutis. References Geography of West Timor Populated places in East Nusa Tenggara Regency seats of East Nusa Tenggara West Timor {{ENusaTenggara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kefamenanu
Kefamenanu is a town and capital of the administrative district (''kecamatan'') of Kota Kefamenanu and of the North Central Timor Regency in West Timor, Indonesia. A road connects it to Halilulik and Kota Atambua to the northeast. It had a population of 43,058 at the 2010 Census and 47,766 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate in mid 2023 was 47,628.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kota Kefamenanu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5305030) The town hosts the University of Timor, one of the two public universities in the Indonesian part of the island. Climate Kefamenanu has a tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry "winter") and ''As'' (for a dry "summer"). The driest month has less than ... (Aw) with moderate to little rainfall from April to November and heavy rainfall from December to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atambua
Atambua is the regency seat of Belu Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The town stretches 8.5 km from north to south and 5 km from east to west, and is in the north of the western half of Timor Island. The town is located at an altitude of about 350 m above sea level with temperatures ranging between 23 and 35 degrees Celsius. Administration The town has no single level of government, but consists of three of the districts of Belu Regency, each district being composed of four urban subdistricts (''kelurahan''). History Atambua was founded by the Dutch in October 1916, having moved from Atapupu, a port village in Kakuluk Mesak. Atambua was briefly occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army from 1942 to 1943. They planted many trees, which can be seen in ''Hutan Jati Nenuk''. After Independence, Indonesia's first president, Sukarno went to Atambua and planted more trees in the place now called ''Lapangan Umum''. The most notable tree planted there is the banyan tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kupang City
Kupang (, ), formerly known as Koepang, is the capital of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara. At the 2020 Census, it had a population of 442,758;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 474,801 (comprising 238,997 males and 235,804 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kota Kupang Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog 1102001.5371) It is the largest city and port (actually the only independent city in the province) on the island of Timor, and is a part of the Timor Leste–Indonesia–Australia Growth Triangle free trade zone. Geographically, Kupang is the southernmost large city in Indonesia, as well as the closest to Australia. History Early history and Portuguese domination Kupang was an important port and trading post during the Portuguese and Dutch colonial eras. There are still ruins and remnants of the colonial presence in the city. Representatives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) first encount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helong Language
Helong (; Chosŏn'gŭl: 화룡; Hangul: 허룽) is a county-level city in southeastern Jilin province, Northeast China. It is under the administration of the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. In January 2024, several thousand North Korean migrant workers in the city initiated 2024 Helong civil unrest, a series of protests over withheld payments. Administrative divisions Helong has three Subdistrict (China), subdistricts and eight Town (China), towns. Subdistricts: *Wenhua Subdistrict, Helong, Wenhua Subdistrict (文化街道 / 문화가도) *Minhui Subdistrict (民惠街道 / 민혜가도) *Guangming Subdistrict, Helong, Guangming Subdistrict (光明街道 / 광명가도) Towns: *Toudao, Helong, Toudao (头道镇 / 두도진) *Bajiazi (八家子镇 / 팔가자진) *Fudong (福洞镇 / 복동진) *Xicheng, Helong, Xicheng (西城镇 / 서성진) *Nanping, Helong, Nanping (南坪镇 / 남평진) *Longcheng, Helong, Longcheng (龙城镇 / 용성진) *Dongcheng, Helong, Dongche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunak Language
The Bunak language (also known as Bunaq, Buna, Bunake, pronounced ) is the language of the Bunak people of the mountainous region of central Timor, split between the political boundary between West Timor, Indonesia, particularly in Lamaknen District and East Timor. It is one of the few on Timor which is not an Austronesian language, but rather a Papuan language of the Timor–Alor–Pantar language family. The language is surrounded by Malayo-Polynesian languages The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages, with approximately 385.5 million speakers. The Malayo-Polynesian languages are spoken by the Austronesian peoples outside of Taiwan, in the island nations of Southeas ..., like Uab Meto and Tetum. Bunak distinguishes between animate and inanimate noun classes. Phonology * Plosive sounds /p t k/ can be heard as unreleased allophones ̚ t̚ k̚ in word-final position. * Sounds /b d ɡ/ can be heard as � r ɣin intervocalic positi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemak Language
Kemak is a language spoken in East Timor and in the border region of Indonesian West Timor. An alternate name is Ema. It is most closely related to Tocodede and Mambai. It has the status of one of the national languages in the East Timor constitution, besides the official languages of Portuguese and Tetum Tetum may refer to: * Tetum language, an Austronesian language ** Tetum alphabet, used to write the Tetum language * Tetum people, an ethnic group of East Timor and Indonesia {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages .... The number of speakers has fallen in recent years. Phonology * Sounds /b, ɡ/ can be heard as �, ɣwhen in intervocalic position. * /t/ can have an allophone of sʰfreely in initial position, and ʃʰwhen before /i/. * /s/ can be heard as when in voicing assimilation, and as ʃʰwhen preceded by /n̪/. * /t, k/ have aspirated allophones of ʰ, tʰ * /ɡ, h/ are heard as �ʷ, ɸwhen before /u/. * /e, a/ can be heard a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetum Language
Tetum ( ; ; ) is an Austronesian language spoken on the island of Timor. It is one of the official languages of Timor-Leste and it is also spoken in Belu Regency and Malaka Regency, which form the eastern part of Indonesian West Timor adjoining Timor-Leste. There are two main forms of Tetum as a language: * Tetum Terik, which is a more indigenous form of Tetum marked by different word choice, less foreign influence and other characteristics such as verb conjugation * Tetum Prasa ('market Tetum', from the Portuguese word meaning 'town square') or Tetum Dili (given its widespread usage in the capital Dili). This is the form of Tetum (heavily influenced by Portuguese) that developed in Dili during colonial rule as local Tetum speakers came into contact with Portuguese missionaries, traders and colonial rulers. In East Timor, ''Tetun Dili'' is widely spoken fluently as a second language. ''Ethnologue'' classifies ''Tetun Terik'' as a dialect of Tetun. However, without previo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawan Language
Uab Meto or Dawan is an Austronesian language cluster spoken by the Atoni people of the Indonesian region of West Timor, as well as the East Timorese municipality of Oecussi-Ambeno. In East Timor and other Portuguese-speaking countries the language is often called Baikenu (), but more narrowly this term refers only to the variety spoken in East Timor, which is more influenced by Portuguese rather than Indonesian (for example, using for 'thank you', instead of the Indonesian ). In other languages it may also be erroneously referred to as West Timorese (with Tetum being "East Timorese") or even just Timorese, but these terms are misleading, as they ignore the linguistic diversity on both sides of the island. Phonology Dawan has the following consonants and vowels: Voiceless plosives can have unreleased allophones in word-final position. A phonemic can be heard in place of among dialects. Vocabulary A wordlist of 200 basic vocabulary items is available at the Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
