Alas, officially Alas Administrative Post (, ), is an
administrative post (and was formerly a subdistrict) in the centre of
Manufahi municipality
Manufahi (, ) is one of the municipalities of East Timor. It has a population of 53,691 (2015 census) and an area of 1,323 km2. The capital of the municipality is Same.
Etymology
The present name of the municipality, ''Manufahi'', is ...
, which lies in the centre of
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-weste ...
.
Its seat or
administrative centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is ,
and it is divided into five
sucos:
Aituha,
Dotik (''Dotic''), Mahaquidan, Taitudac und
Uma Berloic
Parvati ( sa, पार्वती, ), Uma ( sa, उमा, ) or Gauri ( sa, गौरी, ) is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. She is a physical representation of Mahadevi in ...
(''Uma Berloik'').
The
South Laclo, the largest river in Manufahi, flows across the Alas plain and into the
Timor Sea
The Timor Sea ( id, Laut Timor, pt, Mar de Timor, tet, Tasi Mane or ) is a relatively shallow sea bounded to the north by the island of Timor, to the east by the Arafura Sea, and to the south by Australia.
The sea contains a number of reefs, ...
. In the centre of Alas, to the East of Alas town, the river is joined by a tributary and forms a large lake with many islands. The
Clerec river forms a border to the East, where the administrative post of Alas meets the administrative post of
Fatuberlio. Fatuberlio then continues on, past Alas, to the North. Shortly before the river mouth, the Clerec forms a lagoon known as the ''Lagoa Mapliu''. A number of further lagoons are to be found on both sides of the Lacló and Clerec estuaries.
The most southerly point of Alas, ''Ponta Metibot'' is located some distance East of the
Quelan estuary, to the West of
Same administrative post.
Demographics
The population of Alas Administrative Post as of the 2010 census was 7,179, rising from 6,485 in 2004. The average age among inhabitants was 17.4 years
Direcção Nacional de Estatística Census 2004
The most commonly spoken language is ''Tetum Terik'', a dialect of Tetum
, nativename=Tetun
, states= Indonesia East Timor
, speakers=, mostly in Indonesia
, date=2010–2011
, ref=e18
, speakers2=50,000 L2-speakers in Indonesia and East Timor
, familycolor=Austronesian
, fam2=Malayo-Polynesian
, fam3= Central–East ...
.
49% of households in Alas grow cassava
''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively ...
, 51% grow corn, 48% grow assorted vegetables, 43% grow rice and 27% grow coffee. 53% of households own coconut palm trees.
References
External links
* – information page on Ministry of State Administration site
Administrative posts of East Timor
Manufahi Municipality
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