Noimuti (North Central Timor)

Kecamatan Noemuti Noimuti District
Administrative division of the Indonesian West Timor
Basic data
Country	Indonesia
province	East Nusa Tenggara
Government district (Kabupaten)	Malaka
Seat	Kote
surface	155.6 km²
Residents	12,073 (2015)
density	78 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	ID-NT

Coordinates: 9 ° 34 '  S , 124 ° 28'  E

Noimuti (Noemuti) is a district ( Kecamatan ) of the Indonesian administrative district ( Indonesian Kabupaten ) of North Central Timor (Timor Tengah Utara) in the province of East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur) on the island of Timor . The administrative headquarters are in Kote in Desa Noimuti .

geography

"Village" (Desa)	Administrative headquarters	surface	Residents	Population density
Kiuola	Kiuola	12.00 km²	1,118	93
Seo	Seo	10.50 km²	613	58
Noebaun	Noebaun	3.67 km²	1,558	425
Popnam	Popnam	20.20 km²	1,396	69
Nibaaf	Nibaaf	16.00 km²	893	558
Oenak	Oenak	10.91 km²	990	91
Nifuboke	Nifuboke	16.65 km²	1,253	75
Bijeli	Bijeli	10.14 km²	715	71
Noimuti (Noemuti)	Kote	11.00 km²	614	56
Fatumuti	Fatumuti	10.00 km²	1,198	120
Banfanu	Banfanu	33.00 km²	1,357	41
Oeperigi	Oeperigi	1.53 km²	368	241

Noimuti

Location in East Nusa Tenggara Province

Noimuti is located in the south of the administrative district of North Central Timor. In the West Noimuti borders the district Westmiomaffo (Miomaffo Barat) , to the north by the districts Zentralmiomaffo (Miomaffo Tengah) and Südbikomi (Bikomi Selatan) and to the east by Ostnoimuti (Noimuti Timur) . To the south is the administrative region of South Central Timor (Timor Tengah Selatan) . Noimuti has an area of ​​155.60 km². The entire territory is at an altitude of over 700  m . The population density is 78 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The district is divided into twelve administrative villages. The largest "village" is Popnam with 1,396 inhabitants on an area of ​​20.20 km².

The tropical climate is determined by a rainy season from December to March and a dry season from June to September.

Native plants include palmyra palms , bamboo, coconut, teak, mahogany, and lamtoro.

Residents

In 2016, 12,073 people (6,016 men and 6,057 women) lived in 3,075 families in the district. In 2016 there were 194 births and 114 deaths in the district. 1,418 residents were 0 to 4 years old, 196 were 75 years or older.

11,531 people profess the Catholic faith, 532 people are Protestants, five Muslims, four Hindus and one resident calls himself a Buddhist. There are 13 Catholic churches in the district and one Protestant church each in Noimuti and Oenak .

history

The name of the district is derived from the ancient Timorese empire of Noimuti . Until 1913 it was a Portuguese exclave in the Dutch part of West Timor . Then the two colonial powers exchanged their exclaves Noimuti and Maucatar .

Public facilities

The district has two kindergartens, 16 elementary schools, five junior high schools, and four senior high schools. Twelve health facilities are available for medical care.

Economy and Infrastructure

9,529 of the population are farmers. Rice was grown on 437 hectares in 2015 in the district and 1,634 tons were harvested. A harvest of 1,087 tons of maize was achieved on 520 hectares and 270 tons of cassava were produced on 26 hectares. Oranges, bananas, mango, papaya, jackfruit, avocado and pineapple were harvested as fruits. Other agricultural products are peanuts and green beans. In 2016, the farm animals kept 4,898 cattle, 21 water buffalo, 76 horses, 305 goats, 3,390 pigs and 8,803 chickens.

Web links

• Kecamatan Noemuti Dalam Angka - Statistical data from Noimuti 2016 (Indonesian).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Kecamatan Noemuti Dalam Angka - Statistical data from Noimuti 2016 ( Memento of the original from December 1, 2017 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. (Indonesian). 
2. ↑ CAVR report from 2005: Part 3: The History of the Conflict (PDF; 1.4 MB)