The Bandeira Waterfall ( pt, Cascata Bandeira, tet, Be Tuda Bandera) is a tall
waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in severa ...
in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
of
Ermera,
East Timor
East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-we ...
. It forms part of a minor tributary of the
Loes River.
Geography
The waterfall is located just to the east of the –
Atsabe road near Atsabe in the Ermera municipality.
The tallest waterfall in East Timor,
it has been described as "é de registar"
(), and as "... an impressive sight in the wet season."
At the waterfall, the Bandeira River ( pt, Rio Bandeira, links=no, tet, Mota Bandera, links=no)
flows over a vertical cliff.
The river then feeds into the Magapu River,
which is a tributary of the Loes River, and, at that point, marks the border between the ''
sucos'' of (to its north) and (to its south).
Economy
The waterfall has been identified as having geotourism potential,
and the river as being a hydrological resource with tourism potential.
See also
*
Berloi Waterfall
The Berloi Waterfall ( pt, Cascata de Berloi, tet, Be Tuda Berloi) is a small waterfall in the municipality of Aileu, East Timor. It forms part of a minor tributary of the Comoro River.
Geography
The waterfall is located within the ''suco'' o ...
References
External links
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Ermera Municipality
Waterfalls of East Timor