Biboki Moenleu

Kecamatan Biboki Moenleu Biboki Moenleu District
Basic data
Country	Indonesia
province	East Nusa Tenggara
Administrative district	North Central Timor
Seat	Mena
surface	85.5 km²
Residents	8234 (2017)
density	96 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	ID-NT

Coordinates: 9 ° 10 ′ 11 ″  S , 124 ° 37 ′ 49 ″  E

Biboki Moenleu is an Indonesian district ( Kecamatan ) in the west of the island of Timor .

geography

"Village" (Desa)	Administrative headquarters	surface	Residents	Population density
Tunbes	Taisnine	15.73 km²	533	34
Luniup	Unina	17.50 km²	1,075	61
Matabesi	Toli	4.55 km²	442	97
Kaubele	Fatke	8.24 km²	1,091	132
Oepuah	Mena	20.00 km²	1,983	94
North Oepuah	Mena	9.78 km²	1,998	204
South Oepuah	Today	10.00 km²	1,112	111

Biboki Moenleu

Location in East Nusa Tenggara Province

The district is located in the north of the administrative district of North Central Timor (Timor Tengah Utara) of the East Nusa Tenggara Province (Nusa Tenggara Timur) on the north coast of Timor , on the Sawu Sea . In the west are the districts of Nordinsana (Insana Utara) and Central Insana (Insana Tengah) , in the south south Biboki (Biboki Selatan) and in the east Biboki Feotleu and Biboki Anleu .

Biboki Moenleu has an area of ​​85.50 km² and is divided into the seven Desa Tunbes and Luniup in the south, Matabesi and Kaubele in the center and Oepuah , North Oepuah (Oepuah Utara) and South Oepuah (Oepuah Selatan) in the north. The administrative headquarters are in Mena . The entire territory is less than 500  m above sea level . As usual in Timor, the climate is divided into a rainy and a dry season .

flora

In the district to find occurrences of Lontar palm trees , bamboo , coconut , teak , mahogany and Lamtoro.

Residents

In 2017 there were 8,234 inhabitants in Biboki Moenleu. 4,082 were men, 4,152 women. The population density was 96 people per square kilometer. 7,796 people professed the Catholic faith, 422 were Protestants and twelve people were Muslim. There was one Catholic church and seven chapels and one Protestant church in the district.

history

→ Main article : History of Mena

Mena is a former Timorese empire. It was already a port of call for Portuguese traders in the 16th century. In 1590 the first church of the empire was built here by Father Belchior da Luz . In 1641 the ruler Menas converted to Christianity.

Economy, infrastructure and transport

Most of the district's residents make a living from agriculture. Cattle (6,794), horses (19), buffaloes (18), pigs (5,021), goats (3,593) and chickens (8,272) are kept as pets. Corn is grown on 660 hectares, rice on 702 hectares, cassava on 40 hectares, sweet potatoes on two hectares and peanuts on 20 hectares.

In Biboki Moenleu there are eight elementary schools, four middle schools and one secondary school. A community health center ( Puskesmas ), a medical care center ( Puskesmas Pembantu ) and six midwifery centers ( Polindes ) are available for medical care .

Public transport is operated by 36 trucks, seven buses and 191 motorcycles.

Web links

• Statistical data from Biboki Moenleu District 2018 (Indonesian).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Kecamatan Biboki Moenleu Dalam Angka 2018 , accessed on November 3, 2018.
2. ↑ Chronologie de l'histoire du Timor (1512-1945) suivie des événements récents (1975-1999) (French; PDF; 887 kB)
3. ↑ History of Timor ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 824 kB) - Technical University of Lisbon