Maha Quidan

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Maha Quidan
Uma Lulik of the ruling clan of Alas
The Suco Maha-Quidan forms the southwest of the administrative office of Alas.
Data
surface 120.14 km²
population 1,983  (2015)
Chefe de Suco Domingos Pereira
(election 2009)
Aldeias Population  (2015)
Beremanec 256
Debuuain 405
Cnua Alas 593
Tahu leg 621
Uma mean 108
Alas (East Timor)
Alas
Alas
Coordinates: 9 ° 1 ′  S , 125 ° 48 ′  E

Maha-Quidan ( Mahaquidan , Malaquidan , Malagidan ) is an East Timorese Suco in government office Alas ( Administrative Office Manufahi ).

geography

Maha Quidan
places position height
Alas 9 ° 1 ′  S , 125 ° 48 ′  E 294  m
Beremanec 9 ° 2 ′  S , 125 ° 48 ′  E 295  m
Uma mean 9 ° 1 ′  S , 125 ° 47 ′  E 295  m
Wedauberek 9 ° 7 ′  S , 125 ° 51 ′  E 0  m

Before the 2015 territorial reform, Maha-Quidan had an area of ​​107.70 km². Now there are 120.14 km². The Suco Maha-Quidan forms the southwest of the administrative office of Alas and has an area of ​​107.70 km². To the northwest is the Suco Taitudac , to the northeast, beyond the Southern Laclós , the Suco Dotik and southeast of the Suco Uma Berloic . In the southwest is the Same administrative office with its Suco Betano . In the south is the Timor Sea . The border with Betano is formed by the Quelan River , which is called Quelun at its mouth . The river has its source in the border area between Taitudac and Maha-Quidan. Cape Ponta Metibot is located southeast of the river mouth . A little further along the coast to the east, the Lagoa Mu lagoon is close to the coast.

The Southern Coast Road, one of the country's most important interurban roads, runs along the coast. It also runs through the coastal town of Wedauberek . There is a community health center and a primary school here. The overland road, which connects the Alas in the north of Maha-Quidan with the coastal road, crosses the southern Lacló three times and thus the border to Dotik. In Alas there is a medical station, a helicopter, a primary school ( Escola primaria Alas Vila ) and a pre-secondary school. There are several suburbs around Alas. In the Maha-Quidan area are the villages of Uma Mean ( Umanican , Umamean ) and Beremanec (Beremanek) .

In the Suco there are the five Aldeias Beremanec , Debuuain (Debuwain) , Cnua Alas (Knua Alas) , Tahu Bein and Uma Mean .

Residents

1983 inhabitants live in the Suco (2015), of which 1040 are men and 943 women. The population density is 16.5 inhabitants / km². There are 382 households in the Suco. Almost 97% of the population name Tetum Terik as their mother tongue. Almost 3% speak Tetum Prasa .

history

On August 27, 1975 during the killing civil war fighters of the UDT in massacre Wedauberek eleven FRETILIN -Unterstützer on the beach in Meti Oan . The FRETILIN supporters were captured on August 11th, some belonged to the FRETILIN youth organization UNETIM. When it was learned that FRETILIN fighters were approaching, the prisoners from Same were taken to the Meti Oan and killed there. One of the victims was Domingos Lobato , President of UNETIM and brother of Nicolau and Rogério Lobato .

In 1976 the then sub-district of Alas was a retreat for the FALINTIL , who fought against the Indonesian invaders. Here she founded the base de apoio Centro Sul , a resistance base that offered refuge for refugees from Manatuto , Same, Dili, Liquiçá , Ermera , Aileu and Ainaro . In 1978 more refugees from Turiscai joined them. In August 1978 the base was attacked by the Indonesians. Many civilians also died from fighting and starvation during the three-month siege. Thousands of East Timorese had to surrender or were taken prisoner and were interned in the Uma Metan ( German  Black House ) and Lebos military camps, among others . Uma Metan was a temporary camp 400 meters south of Alas, Lebos was two kilometers southwest of Alas. The internees also came from other regions of East Timor, such as Same, Fatuberlio , Turiscai, Maubisse , Aileu, Soibada and Natarbora . In Uma Metan alone 8,000 people lived at times. The only water point was 500 meters away and each person only got one small can of corn to eat per week. Leaving the camp to look for food or to create gardens was forbidden. According to a testimony, five to six people died of starvation a day. Others suffered from diseases such as tuberculosis, beriberi or diarrhea. There was no medical care. Executions of those involved in the resistance were also common. The sick died. On the orders of the soldiers, the internees built a village hall and a school. In the school, the soldiers taught the Indonesian language . However, the school was basically only for young women, so in reality it quickly became a center of rape by army personnel. According to local people, around 2000 people are said to be buried in mass graves in Uma Metan. Another "resettlement camp" was in Besusu (Suco Uma Berloic ). Uma Metan and Lebos were also important military bases of the Indonesians in the fight against the resistance in the mountains of Manufahi. Units from Airborne Battalion 700, Battalions 745 and 310 and the Kopassandha special unit were stationed here. In addition, Alas was the headquarters of the Sub- District Territorial Command ( Koramil ) and Civil Defense ( Hansip ).

politics

In the elections of 2004/2005 was Domingos Pereira elected Chefe de Suco and in 2009 re-elected.

Web links

Commons : Mahaquidan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Direcção-Geral de Estatística : Results of the 2015 census , accessed on November 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Fallingrain.com: Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in East Timor
  3. ↑ a b Direcção Nacional de Estatística: Population Distribution by Administrative Areas Volume 2 English ( Memento from January 5, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (Census 2010; PDF; 22.6 MB)
  4. ^ Timor-Leste GIS-Portal ( Memento from June 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ List of polling stations for the parliamentary elections in East Timor 2007 (PDF file; 118 kB)
  6. ↑ UNMIT map of Manufahi, August 2008 ( Memento from December 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 511 kB)
  7. ↑ Jornal da República: Diploma Ministerial n ° 16/2017 , with corrections dated May 9, 2017 , accessed on March 12, 2019.
  8. ↑ Results of the 2010 census for the Suco Maha-Quidan ( tetum ; PDF file; 8.02 MB)
  9. ↑ “Chapter 7.2 Unlawful Killings and Enforced Disappearances” (PDF; 2.5 MB) from the “Chega!” Report of the CAVR (English).
  10. ↑ "Chapter 7.3 Forced Displacement and Famine" (PDF; 1.3 MB) from the "Chega!" Report of the CAVR (English)
  11. ↑ Secretariado Técnico de Administração Eleitoral STAE: Eleições para Liderança Comunitária 2004/2005 - Resultados ( Memento of August 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  12. ↑ Secretariado Técnico de Administração Eleitoral STAE: Eleições para Liderança Comunitária 2009 - Resultados ( Memento of August 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

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