Niki-Niki

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Kelurahan Niki-Niki
Niki-Niki
Niki-Niki (Lesser Sunda Islands)
Niki-Niki
Niki-Niki
Coordinates 9 ° 49 ′ 0 ″  S , 124 ° 28 ′ 0 ″  E Coordinates: 9 ° 49 ′ 0 ″  S , 124 ° 28 ′ 0 ″  E
Basic data
Country Indonesia

Geographical unit

Nusa Tenggara
province Nusa Tenggara Timur
height 756 m
surface 2.8 km²
Residents 3203 (2017)
density 1148  Ew. / km²
House of the Rajas in Niki-Niki (1928/29)
House of the Rajas in Niki-Niki (1928/29)

Niki-Niki ( Nikiniki , Niki Niki ) is an Indonesian town in West Timor . Located at an altitude of 756  m, it is the administrative seat of the district ( Kecamatan ) of Central Amanuban (Amanuban Tengah) in the administrative district ( Kabupaten ) of South Central Timor (Timor Tengah Selatan) and has the status of Kelurahan .

The majority of the population belongs to the Atoin Meto ethnic group . In 2017, 3,203 people lived here.

history

Raja Louis , who became known for his long successful resistance against the Dutch colonial rulers, is considered to be the founder of the place. Niki-Niki is still the residence of the Rajas of Amanuban today. Since 1980 the office has been held by Raja Nesi Nope of Amanuban . Before his coronation, he was mayor of Niki-Niki.

Web links

Commons : Niki-Niki  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b Kecamatan Amanuban Tengah Dalam Angka 2018 , accessed on November 3, 2018.
  2. Jacob Wadu et al. (2003): Sejarah Pemerintahan Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan . Penfui: Lembaga Penelitian Universitas Nusa Cendana.
  3. ^ Royal Timor: Amanuban ( Memento of November 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive )