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Soe, Timor

Coordinates: 9°52′S 124°17′E / 9.867°S 124.283°E / -9.867; 124.283
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Soe
Soe is located in Timor
Soe
Soe
Location in Indonesia
Soe is located in Indonesia
Soe
Soe
Soe (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9°52′S 124°17′E / 9.867°S 124.283°E / -9.867; 124.283
CountryIndonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
ProvinceEast Nusa Tenggara
TerritoryWest Timor
RegencySouth Central Timor
Area
 • Total10.84 sq mi (28.08 km2)
Elevation
2,600 ft (800 m)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total41,640
 • Density3,800/sq mi (1,500/km2)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (CIT)

Soe (sometimes seen as SoE) is the administrative capital of the South Central Timor Regency, in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Soe is located on Timor Island.

It was heavily bombed in 1944 during the second world war [2][3]

Water supplies for the locality have been a problem for a considerable time, despite aid to assist with dams and other means of finding water [4]

The town had a population of 40,190 at the 2020 Census,[5] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 41,640.[1]

Soe can be a base for tourists for trips to other locations. Oinlasi, Boti, Niki Niki and Kapan are reachable from Soe.

It is on the route (via Kapan) to the highest mountain in West Timor Mount Mutis.

References

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  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5302)
  2. ^ "ATTACK ON TIMOR". Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950). WA: National Library of Australia. 18 April 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. ^ "ENEMY AIRSTRIPS". Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950). WA: National Library of Australia. 12 September 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ^ Hehanussa, P. E (1984), Sumberdaya air di daerah Soe, Timor tengah bagian selatan, Lembaga Geologi dan Pertambangan Nasional, Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, 1984, retrieved 17 January 2014
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.