Viqueque Municipality
Viqueque (Portuguese: Município Viqueque, Tetum: Munisípiu Vikeke) is the largest of the municipalities (formerly districts) of East Timor. It has a population of 77,402 (Census 2010) and an area of 1,877 km².[2] The capital of the municipality is also named Viqueque.
Viqueque Vikeke | |
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 Rice fields in Viqueque | |
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 Map of East Timor highlighting Viqueque Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 8°47′S 126°22′E | |
| Country |  |
| Capital | Viqueque |
| Administrative posts | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,877 km2 (725 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 1st |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 73,033 |
| • Rank | 5th |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 10th |
| Households (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 15,297 |
| • Rank | 5th |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (TLT) |
| ISO 3166 code | TL-VI |
| HDI (2017) | 0.602[1] medium · 9th |
Etymology
The word Viqueque is a Portuguese approximation of the local Tetum language word Vikeke (or Wekeke), which means "eroding water".[3]
Geography
Viqueque is on the south coast of Timor, on the Timor Sea. It borders the municipalities of Baucau to the north, Lautém to the east, and Manatuto to the west. The borders of the then district were the same in colonial times.
On the south coast, the people report both myths and possible occurrences of crocodiles.
 Administrative posts of Viqueque |
 Cities and rivers of Viqueque |
Administrative posts
The municipality's administrative posts (formerly sub-districts) are:[4]
- Lacluta[5]
- Ossu
- Uato-Lari (which was known in Portuguese Timor as Leça, and, in Tetum, is spelled Watulari)
- Uatucarbau (spelled Watucarbau, in Tetum)
- Viqueque
The administrative posts are divided into 35 sucos ("villages") in total.
Demographics
Viqueque is a homeland of the Malayo-Polynesian language Tetum. In East Timor it is co-official with Portuguese. In the east part of the municipality live speakers of the Papuan language Makasae.
References
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- "VIQUEQUE EM NÚMEROS: ESTATÍSTICA MUNICÍPIO DE VIQUEQUE" (PDF). Statistic Timor-Leste. 2014. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- Hull, Geoffrey (June 2006). "The placenames of East Timor" (PDF). Placenames Australia: Newsletter of the Australian National Placenames Survey: 6–7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- Gunn, Geoffrey C (2011). Historical Dictionary of East Timor. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 174. ISBN 9780810867543.
- Allison Jess (17 April 2015). "A unique relationship: North East Victoria and East Timor". ABC Goulburn Murray. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
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