Padiae

Padiae
Padiae
Coordinates	9 ° 15 ′  S , 124 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 9 ° 15 ′  S , 124 ° 21 ′  E
Padiae is located south of Pante Macassar in Suco Lalisuc
Basic data
Country	East Timor
local community	Oe-Cusse Ambeno
Administrative office	Pante Macassar
Suco	Lalisuc
height	506 m
Sao Miguel Church

Padiae is an East Timorese town in the Oe-Cusse Ambeno Special Administrative Region .

geography

Statue of Saint Michael at the church of the same name

Padiae is located in the Suco Lalisuc of the Pante Macassar Administration Office , on the banks of the Tono River , at an altitude of 506  m . The place has the status of an Aldeia .

The road from Pante Macassar to Pasar Tono and on to Oesilo leads through the village . Padiae has a preschool and a primary school ( Escola Primaria Padiae ).

Residents

The inhabitants belong to the Atoin Meto ethnic group , which makes up the majority of the population in the west of the island of Timor .

economy

The place name "Padiae" is derived from the Malay word "padi air" , which means "rice field". The reason is the local rice fields, which are among the most fertile in the community.

The place is known for its strong palm wine, Sopi .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Timor-Leste GIS-Portal ( Memento from June 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Ohio University Library ( Memento of the original from September 5, 2014 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. 
3. ↑ Fallingrain.com: Directory of Cities, Towns, and Regions in East Timor
4. ↑ Jornal da Républica with the Diploma Ministerial n. 199/09 ( Memento of February 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Portuguese; PDF; 323 kB)
5. ↑ List of polling stations for the parliamentary elections in East Timor 2007 (PDF file; 118 kB)
6. ↑ UNMIT: Timor-Leste District Atlas version 02, August 2008 ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2011 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. (PDF file; 392 kB) 
7. ↑ Geoffrey Hull : The placenames of East Timor , in: Placenames Australia (ANPS): Newsletter of the Australian National Placenames Survey, June 2006, pp. 6 & 7, ( Memento of the original from February 14, 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. accessed on September 28, 2014. 
8. ↑ website of Oe-Cusse Ambeno ( Memento of 3 January 2007 at the Internet Archive )