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Hoholau is a ''
suco 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 ...
'' in
Aileu Aileu is the main township in Aileu District, East Timor. It is located 47 km (29 mi) southwest of Dili, the national capital, and had a population of 2,788 in 2015. In Portuguese Timor, the city was known as Vila General Carmona, af ...
subdistrict,
Aileu District Aileu (, ) is a municipality, and was formerly a district, of East Timor. It has a population of 48,554 (Census 2015) and an area of 737 km². The municipality's capital is also named Aileu. Its administrative posts are Aileu, Laular ...
, East Timor. The administrative area covers an area of 16.72 square kilometers (10.38 sq. mi) and, at the time of the 2010 census, it had a population of 766 people


Geography

Hoholau lies to the west of the Aileu Subdistrict and has an area of 16.72 km² (10.38 sq. mi). To the east is the suco Liurai, to the north the suco
Seloi Craic Seloi Craic (''Seloi Kraik'') is a ''suco'' in Aileu subdistrict, Aileu District, East Timor East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It compri ...
. In the west is the Ermera District, with its sub-districts
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 l ...
(Suco Lauala) and
Letefoho Letefoho, officially Letefoho Administrative Post (, ), is an administrative post (and was formerly a subdistrict) in Ermera municipality, East Timor, Its seat or administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional adminis ...
(Suco Eraulo). The border to Seloi Craic is largely formed by the Olomasi river. In north Hoholau lies the source of the Manomau river. Both rivers are tributaries of the Gleno. The rivers belong to the system 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 ...
. Only minor roads lead to Hoholau. To the north lie the villages Mau Uluria (Mauloria), Acolimamate and Ouelae, in the center Fisunia, in the south Manama. In Acolimamate there is a makeshift helipad and an elementary school, the Escola Primaria No. 8 Hoholau. In Suco Hoholau are the five aldeias: Aslimhati, Hatulai, Manubata, Mau and Uluria Saharai.


History

In 1977, during the war against the Indonesian invaders, the Central Committee of the FRETILIN ordered that the population should be relocated from Hoholau to Lequidoe. 500 residents moved, leaving only a small number behind. A FRETILIN member murdered several people who refused to relocate. The suco was attacked by the Indonesian army, and three people died. In Lequidoe, about 300 people were killed. During the East Timor crisis in September 1999, members of the militia group AHI (Aku Hidup dengan Integrasi) systematically destroyed sucos in Aileu, including Hoholau. Houses were burned down and livestock were killed. In the elections of 2004/2005, Soares Duarte was elected Chefe de Suco and, in 2009, confirmed in his position.


Demographics

766 residents live in the suco (down from 806 in 2004). About 91% of the population stated Mambai as their native language. About 8% speak Tetum Prasa.


References

{{Sucos of East Timor Populated places in Aileu District Sucos of East Timor