Maquili

Data

surface

14.52 km²

population

2,062 (2015)

Chefe de Suco

José Pina de Araujo Soares
(election 2009)

Aldeias

Population (2015)

Fatulela

795

Macelihu

612

Mau-Laku

320

Mau meta

335

Macelihu

Coordinates: 8 ° 17 ' S , 125 ° 35' E

Maquili ( Makili ) is an East Timorese Suco in the Atauro administrative office ( Dili municipality ).

geography

Maquili
places	position	height
Fatulela	8 ° 16 ′ S , 125 ° 36 ′ E-8.27273506 125.59795618	217 m
Macelihu	8 ° 17 ′ S , 125 ° 36 ′ E-8.28471107 125.59726954	33 m
Mau-Laku	8 ° 17 ′ S , 125 ° 35 ′ E-8.28001838 125.58807492	251 m
Maulucu	8 ° 17 ′ S , 125 ° 35 ′ E-8.27558045 125.59103608	190 m
Mau meta	8 ° 17 ′ S , 125 ° 35 ′ E-8.28564535 125.58672041	285 m

Fishermen from Maquili

The Suco Maquili is located in the southeast of Ataurus. In the west lies the Suco Macadade , in the northeast Vila Maumeta and in the north Beloi . Cape Ponta Eromauco forms the southernmost tip of the island in Suco . Before the 2015 territorial reform, Maquili had an area of 14.65 km². Now there are 14.52 km². The south of Vila Maumeta was added to Maquili, as well as a strip of land in the west to Macadade. For this, areas in the southwest went to Macadade.

In the village of Mau-Meta ( Maumeta ), in the southwest of the Sucos, a market is held on Fridays, where fish, goats, vegetables and chickens are sold. In Macelihu ( Mausilhu ), the center of Maquili on the coast, there is the primary school of sucos , the Escola Primaria Macelihu . There is also a secondary school and a helipad for emergencies. A little further north are the places Fatulela and Maulucu , in the northwest Mau-Laku ( Maulako ). A paved road connects Mau-Meta with Biqueli in the north of the island. Off the coast is the Manta Cove dive site .

The four Aldeias Fatulela , Macelihu , Mau-Laku and Mau-Meta are located in the Suco .

Residents

2062 inhabitants live in the Suco (2015), of which 1028 are men and 1034 women. The population density is 142.1 inhabitants / km². There are 361 households in the Suco. Almost 75% of the population name Resuk as their mother tongue, a dialect of the national language Wetar ( also Atauru or Adabe ). Over 21% speak Tetum Prasa , minorities Tetum Terik , Galoli , Idaté or the Wetar dialects Rahesuk or Raklungu .

politics

In the 2004/2005 elections , Acasio de Araújo was elected Chefe de Suco. In the 2009 elections , José Pina de Araujo Soares won .

economy

Fishing is carried out on the coast. Bamboo traps are lowered into the water on ropes from small boats and left in the sea for ten days before they are lifted. Part of the catch is only sold if there is a surplus.

The boats are often dugout canoes with two outriggers. They consist of a hollowed-out trunk, the sides of which were originally raised with braided palm leaves. Since these rot quickly, attempts are now being made to replace them with wooden planks . Ribs reinforce the interior of the boat.

The traps are made from bamboo
Fishermen launch a trap into the water
The catch is brought home

Culture

Grave in maquili with the traditional wooden figures

Maquili wood carving

Maquili is known for its wood carving skills. Originally they carved dance masks, male and female figures. There were also carvings of mermaids and eels , which are supposed to refer to the creation myth of the island. Christianity influenced these anmist representations. So one began to cover the genitals of the figures with cloths and also to carve Christian motifs. Even today you can find masks on Atauro that hang on trees and are supposed to protect the gardens from thieves. Warriors and dancers also used the masks. Today they find new buyers as souvenirs, as well as small carved boats.

Every year on the last Sunday in June, the fishermen's Klorun Ro festival ( German boat pulling festival ) takes place in Putin Hatin ( German white place ), where new boats are pulled into the water. Because of today's dominant Christianity, the festival is now dedicated to St. Peter ( São Pedro ).

Web links

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

Results of the 2010 census for the Suco Maquili ( tetum ; PDF; 8.1 MB)
Results of the 2015 census for the Suco Maquili (tetum; PDF)
Seeds of Life: Suco information sheets Atauro (tetum)
Ro'o Putin Hatin (The Boat from Putin's Place) . Film about the fishing festival in Maquili ( resuk with English subtitles)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Direcção-Geral de Estatística : Results of the 2015 census , accessed on November 23, 2016.

↑ Fallingrain.com: Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in East Timor

↑ ^a ^b Timor-Leste GIS Portal ( Memento from June 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )

↑ Direcção Nacional de Estatística: Population Distribution by Administrative Areas Volume 2 English ( Memento of the original from January 5, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (2010 census; PDF; 22.6 MB) @1@ 2

↑ Ministry of State Administration and Territorial Management : Map of the Atauro Administration Office ( Memento of the original of July 6, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 19, 2017. @1@ 2

^ Atauro Island: Culture

↑ List of polling stations for the parliamentary elections in East Timor 2007 (PDF file; 118 kB)

↑ ^a ^b UNMIT: Timor-Leste District Atlas version 02, 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; 448 kB) @1@ 2