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 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 go ...
of
Ermera
Ermera (''Vila Ermera'') is a city in East Timor and a former capital of the East Timorese community, Ermera. ''Ermera'' in Mambai means "red water." It has a population of 8,907. Its geographical coordinates are , and it lies above sea ...
,
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-west ...
. It forms part of a minor tributary of the
Loes River
The Loes River ( pt, Ribeira de Lois or , tet, Mota Lois) is a river in East Timor and one of the few perennial rivers in its north. It combines with its tributaries to make up the country's largest river system, and its catchment or drainage ...
.
Geography
The waterfall is located just to the east of the –
Atsabe
Atsabe (in ancient sources: Artessabe, Atisasabo) is a town in Atsabe Subdistrict in the Ermera District of East Timor
East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island count ...
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
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Berloi Waterfall
References
External links
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Ermera Municipality
Waterfalls of East Timor