Pasar Tono

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Pasar Tono
Pasar Tono (East Timor)
Pasar Tono
Pasar Tono
Coordinates 9 ° 16 ′  S , 124 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 9 ° 16 ′  S , 124 ° 21 ′  E
Pasar Tono is located south of Pante Macassar in the northeast of the Sucos CunhaPasar Tono is located south of Pante Macassar in the northeast of the Sucos Cunha
Basic data
Country East Timor

local community

Oe-Cusse Ambeno
Administrative office Nitibe
Suco Cunha

The East Timorese market town of Pasar Tono is located in the special administrative region Oe-Cusse Ambeno ( Suco Cunha , administrative office Pante Macassar ) on the banks of the Tono River . The road from Pante Macassar leads through it over the river to Oesilo . 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 .

The largest market of Oe-Cusse Ambeno takes place in Pasar Tono every Tuesday. Several thousand people come together to trade in food, animals and handicraft products, such as tais , the woven cloth typical of Timor.

Web links

  • Pictures from the market: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

Individual evidence

  1. Oecusse.com: http://wayback.archive.org/web/20070823060739/http://www.oecusse.com/geography/index.htm ( Memento of August 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive )