Oecusse

Oecusse

*Oekusi*
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

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.

The province of Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia surrounds Oecusse in all directions except the north, where it borders the Savu Sea.

Administrative posts

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

↑ "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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[1] "Timor-Leste". CIA World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2018-01-28. Retrieved 2020-04-11.

[2] "Oe-Cusse Suco Reports". Timor-Leste Ministry of Finance.

[3] Gunn, Geoffrey C (2011). Historical Dictionary of East Timor. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 134. ISBN 9780810867543.

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