
Ermera (''Vila Ermera'') is a city in
East Timor
Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...
and a former capital of the East Timorese community, Ermera. ''Ermera'' in
Mambai Mambai may refer to:
* Mambai people, a people group also known as Mambae, Manbae or Maubere from Timor-Leste
* Mambai language (Timor)
Mambai, also called Mambae or Manbae, is a language spoken by the Mambai people, the second largest ethni ...
means "red water."
It has a population of 8,907. Its geographical coordinates are , and it lies above sea level. Ermera's center lies in the Suco of
Poetete (
Ermera Subdistrict,
Ermera District
Ermera (, ) is one of the municipalities of East Timor, 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 km2.
Etymolog ...
).
References
Populated places in Timor-Leste
Ermera Municipality
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