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Subdivisions Of Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is divided into: * Cultural Regions: ** Loro Munu ** Loro Sae * Municipalities of Timor-Leste (14) * Administrative posts of Timor-Leste (65) * Sucos of Timor-Leste The Administrative posts of Timor-Leste, administrative posts (formerly subdistricts) of Timor-Leste are subdivided into 442 ''sucos'' ("villages") and 2,336 ''aldeias'' ("communities"). ''Sucos'' have been part of the country's administrative sy ... (452) * Aldeias of Timor-Leste (2,233)Direcção-Geral de Estatística''Dili Em Números 2016'' S. 3, retrieved 8 March 2019.Direcção-Geral de Estatística''Timor-Leste in Number 2017'' retrieved 8 March 2019. References {{TimorLeste-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loro Munu
Loro Munu refers to the western part of East Timor. In the past, the name was used for the western part of the island of Timor, as "Loro Munu" means setting sun or simply west. Background The inhabitants of Loro Munu are called Kaladi regardless of their other ethnic affiliation. In contrast, the eastern part of the country is called Loro Sae and its inhabitants Firaku. As a melting pot of the country's various ethnicities and groups, the state capital Dili is the scene of regular street fights between gangs from the east and west. The name Kaladi for the western East Timorese is probably derived from the Portuguese calado (quiet, silent). Governor Luís Augusto de Almeida Macedo reports in his diary how Chinese traders sold forbidden goods, possibly weapons, to the ''Callady'' in the mountains. His successor Afonso de Castro calls the language of the inhabitants in the mountains around Dili ''Calado''. The inhabitants of Loro Munu were said to be somewhat "slow and quiet" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loro Sae
Loro Sae is the name of the eastern part of Timor-Leste. This leads to confusion, as the official name of the country in the official language Tetum language, Tetum is "''Timór Loro Sa'e"''. Loro Sae means rising sun or simply east. The inhabitants of Loro Sae are called Firaku, regardless of their other ethnic affiliations. In contrast, the western part of the country is called Loro Munu and its inhabitants Kaladi. The country's capital, Dili, is a melting pot of the country's different ethnic groups and is the scene of regular street fights between . The name ''Firaku'' probably derives from the Portuguese "''vira o cu''" (to turn someone's back), which probably refers to the Eastern Timorese's alleged tendency to rebel and their supposed stubbornness and temperament. Another theory suspects that the word being Mambai language (Timor), Mambai Makasae language, Makassae origin. The later being "''fi raku''", meaning ''we comrades''. The term was first used in the mid-19th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
