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Subdivisions Of East Timor
East Timor is divided into: * Cultural Regions: ** Loro Munu ** Loro Sae * Municipalities of East Timor (14) * Administrative posts of East Timor (65) * Sucos of East Timor The administrative posts (former subdistricts) of East Timor are subdivided into 442 ''sucos'' ("villages") and 2,336 ''aldeias'' ("communities").http://www.unmiset.org/legal/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Minist-Orders/Decree-Order-2003-6.pdf List of sucos by ... (452) * Aldeias of East Timor (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 {{EastTimor-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 East Timor. 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 gangs from the east and the west. 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 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of East Timor
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'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special district (United States), special-purpose district. The term is derived from French language, French and Latin language, Latin . The English language, English word ''municipality'' derives from the Latin social contract (derived from a word meaning "duty holders"), referring to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction (area), jurisd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Posts Of East Timor
The municipalities of East Timor are divided into 65 administrative posts (former ''subdistricts''). Each administrative post is divided into several ''sucos''. Sucos is divided into several ''aldeias'', the smallest political division of East Timor. List See also *Municipalities of East Timor *Sucos of East Timor The administrative posts (former subdistricts) of East Timor are subdivided into 442 ''sucos'' ("villages") and 2,336 ''aldeias'' ("communities").http://www.unmiset.org/legal/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Minist-Orders/Decree-Order-2003-6.pdf List of sucos by ... References {{Articles on second-level administrative divisions of Asian countries East Timor, Administrative posts East Timor 2 Administrative posts, East Timor East Timor geography-related lists de:Liste der Verwaltungseinheiten Osttimors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sucos Of East Timor
The administrative posts (former subdistricts) of East Timor are subdivided into 442 ''sucos'' ("villages") and 2,336 ''aldeias'' ("communities").http://www.unmiset.org/legal/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Minist-Orders/Decree-Order-2003-6.pdf List of sucos by municipality Aileu Municipality * Aileu Administrative Post # Suco Aisirimou # Suco Bandudatu # Suco Fahiria # Suco Fatubosa # Suco Hoholau # Suco Lahae # Suco Lausi # Suco Liurai # Suco Malere # Suco Saboria # Suco Seloi Kraik * Laulara Administrative Post # Suco Fatisi # Suco Kotolau # Suco Madabeno # Suco Talitu # Suco Tohumeta * Lequidoe Administrative Post # Suco Acubilitoho # Suco Bereleu # Suco Betulau # Suco Fahisoi # Suco Fautrilau # Suco Manukasa # Suco Namleso * Remexio Administrative Post # Suco Acumau # Suco Fadabloko # Suco Fahisoi # Suco Faturasa # Suco Hautuho # Suco Liurai # Suco Maumeta # Suco Tulatakeu Ainaro Municipality * Ainaro Administrative Post # Suco Ainaro # Suco Cassa # Suco Manut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
