X-Nico

2 unusual facts about West Timor


Wayne Sievers

About a third of the population were forced at gunpoint into Indonesian West Timor and the United Nations presence contracted to the UN compound in Dili.

West Timor

It was formerly split into the City of Kupang (a kabupaten or regency-level administrative area) and four regencies (kabupaten); from west to east these are: Kupang, Timor Tengah Selatan (South Central Timor), Timor Tengah Utara (North Central Timor) and Belu.


Liurai

In the same way, the rulers of two other important princedoms, Sonbai in West Timor and Likusaen (Liquica) in East Timor, were often referred as Liurais, which indicated a symbolic tripartition of the island.


see also

Amanatun

Liurai settled in South Belu and Sonbai in West Timor, and they were the ancestors of princely lineages in these regions.