Oecusse
Special Administrative Region of East Timor
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Oecusse is a Special Administrative Region of East Timor.[1] The capital is Pante Macassar. Oecusse is separated from the rest of East Timor by West Timor.
Oecusse
Oekusi | |
|---|---|
Special Administrative Region | |
 A padrão in Lifau marks the spot where the Portuguese first landed on Timor in 1515 | |
 Flag | |
 Map of East Timor highlighting Oecusse SAR | |
| Coordinates: 9°20′S 124°18′E / 9.333°S 124.300°E | |
| Country |  East Timor |
| Capital | Pante Macassar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 814 km2 (314 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 68,913 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | TL-OE |
The province of Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia surrounds Oecusse in all directions except the north, where it borders the Savu Sea.
Administrative posts
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Oecusse is divided into four administrative posts (formerly sub-districts):[2][3]
- Nitibe
- Oesilo
- Pante Macassar (with capital Pante Macassar)
- Passabe
The administrative posts are divided into 18 sucos ("villages") in total.
References
change- ↑ "Timor-Leste". CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ↑ "Oe-Cusse Suco Reports". Timor-Leste Ministry of Finance.
- ↑ Gunn, Geoffrey C (2011). Historical Dictionary of East Timor. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 134. ISBN 9780810867543.
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