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Encyclopedia > Ainaro (district)
Ainaro
Statistics
Capital: Ainaro
Area: 797 km²
Ranked 9th
Inhabitants: 53,629 (2004)
Ranked 10th
Pop. density: 67.3 inh./km²
Ranked 6th
No. of households: 12,128 (2004)
Ranked 8th
ISO 3166-2: TL-AN
Subdistricts: Ainaro, Hatudo, Hatu Builico,
Maubisse
Map
Map of East Timor highlighting Ainaro District}

Ainaro is one of 13 administrative districts of East Timor, in the southwest part of the country. It has a population of 53,629 (census 2004) and an area of 797 km². Its capital is the city of Ainaro, a small mountain town. Ainaro is one of 13 administrative districts of East Timor. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... Ainaro is one of 13 administrative districts of East Timor. ... Map of Ainaro, East Timor Extracted from http://www. ... Map of Ainaro, East Timor Extracted from http://www. ... East Timor is subdivided into 13 administrative districts: Aileu Ainaro Baucau Bobonaro Cova-Lima Dili Ermera Lautem Liquica Manatuto Manufahi Oecussi-Ambeno Viqueque Categories: Lists of subnational entities | East Timor ... Ainaro is one of 13 administrative districts of East Timor. ...


The district is identical to that of the same in Portuguese Timor, with the following exceptions: during the Indonesian occupation, the subdistrict of Turiscai became part of Manufahi from Ainaro, and the subdistrict of Hatudo became part of Ainaro in exchange. Portuguese Timor is the former name (1596 - 1975) of East Timor when it was under Portuguese control. ... Manufahi is one of the districts of East Timor. ...


The district borders the districts of Aileu to the north, Manufahi to the south, Cova-Lima to the southwest, Bobonaro to the west, and Ermera to the northwest. The subdistricts of Ainaro now are Ainaro, Hatudo, Hatu Builico, and Maubisse. Aileu is an administrative district of East Timor. ... Manufahi is one of the districts of East Timor. ... We dont have an article called Cova-Lima Start this article Search for Cova-Lima in. ... The Bobonaro district (Portuguese: Distrito Bobonaro) is one of 13 administrative districts within the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste commonly known as East Timor. ... Ermera is one of the districts of East Timor. ... Ainaro is one of 13 administrative districts of East Timor. ...


Ainaro has a great abundance of rivers and fertile terrain for agriculture. It has a coastal area, on the Timor Sea, but also mountainous zones, including the highest point in East Timor, Mount Ramelau (2,960 m), also known as Tatamailau, which lies near the border with Ermera. Historically, Ainaro played an important role during the brutal Indonesian occupation of East Timor, providing shelter for the mountain-based guerrilla resistance army. Former guerrilla leader and current President Xanana Gusmão spent many years directing the resistance from Ainaro. The Timor Sea (Indonesian: Laut Timor; Portugeuse: Mar Timor) is an arm of the Indian Ocean situated between the island of Timor, now split between the states of Indonesia and East Timor, and the Northern Territory of Australia. ... Ermera is one of the districts of East Timor. ... President Xanana Gusmão Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão (born June 20, 1946), born José Alexandre Gusmão, is the inaugural President of the small nation of East Timor in Southeast Asia. ...


In addition to the official languages of Tetum and Portuguese, a large number of inhabitants of Ainaro speak the Malayo-Polynesian language Mambai. The inhabitants include catholics, protestants, and muslims living side by side. Tetum (also written as Tetun) is the national language of East Timor. ... The Malayo-Polynesian languages are a subgroup of the Austronesian languages. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) (sometimes also spelled Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ...



Districts of East Timor Flag of East Timor
Aileu | Ainaro | Baucau | Bobonaro | Cova-Lima | Dili | Ermera | Lautem | Liquiçá | Manatuto | Manufahi | Oecussi-Ambeno | Viqueque

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The rally was attended by the governor, Abilio Soares, senior military officers, and the district heads of East Timor's thirteen districts.
In late 1998, according to Yayasan HAK, a local human rights organization, pro-government youths were summoned by the district military command in Ainaro and requested to form the basis of an unarmed civilian militia that would help provide security in the run-up to the June 1999 parliamentary elections, in line with a national directive.
Besi Merah Putih was one of the militias involved in the attack on Manuel Carrascalao's house on April 17.
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