Citrana

Citrana
Citrana
Coordinates	9 ° 20 ′  S , 124 ° 5 ′  E Coordinates: 9 ° 20 ′  S , 124 ° 5 ′  E
Citrana is to the west of Oe-Cusse Ambeno
Basic data
Country	East Timor
local community	Oe-Cusse Ambeno
Administrative office	Nitibe
Suco	Professions
height	71 m
Headquarters of the immigration police in Citrana

The East Timorese Citrana is the main place of the administrative office Nitibe (Special Administrative Region Oe-Cusse Ambeno ) and an Aldeia in Suco Beneufe .

geography

The coastal town is located at 71  m above sea level , on the Sawu Sea , near the mouth of the Noel Besi , which forms the border with the Indonesian West Timor for a long distance . To the north is the small island of Fatu Sinai . A road with a length of 47.5 kilometers connects Citrana with the municipal capital Pante Macassar . There is a primary school ( Escola Primaria Citrana ), a community health center and a helipad for emergencies.

Border disputes with Indonesia

On the 1899 map, according to which Portugal and the Netherlands agreed to draw the border, Naktuka was part of Portugal. This is what East Timor’s claim to the area is based on.

The border with Indonesia west of Citrana is controversial. This concerns the area of Naktuka , an area of ​​1009 hectares on Noel Besi. 21 East Timorese families have settled in this area, while residents of the Indonesian village of Oepoli ( Kupang Governorate ) claim the land as their property. The demarcation is also problematic because the border river constantly changes its course in the rainy season. In principle, Indonesia is based on the borderline along the deepest point of the river, while East Timor is based on the demarcation of the local, traditional Kingdom of Ambeno .

history

See also : History of East Timor

At the end of the 19th century Citrana was an export port of the Topasse family of the Costas , who provided the Liurai ( Usif ) from Oecussi . In addition to sandalwood , rattan , beeswax and other goods were shipped to Macau and other destinations here.

Citrana is one of the few places that was spared the destruction caused by the 1999 riots in Oe-Cusse Ambeno.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} UNMIT card from August 2008 ( memento of the original dated December 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 392 kB) 
2. ^ Current Condition of Arterial Roads. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007 ; accessed on January 11, 2016 . 
3. ↑ List of polling stations for the parliamentary elections in East Timor 2007 (PDF; 118 kB)
4. ↑ Vivanews, November 7, 2009, Indonesia - E Timor under Borderline Dispute ( Memento of February 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
5. ^ Antara News, April 5, 2010, RI does not agree with Timor Leste on border region
6. ↑ Laura Suzanne Meitzner Yoder: Custom, Codification, Collaboration: Integrating the Legacies of Land and Forest Authorities in Oecusse Enclave, East Timor , p. 75 ( Memento of March 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), Yale University 2005 (PDF; 1, 5 MB)
7. ↑ CAVR: Chega Report ( Memento of the original from November 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.2 MB)