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Fatuleu

District in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fatuleu
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Fatuleu is a district in Kupang Regency in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara. It is located in West Timor about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the city of Kupang on the highway to Soe. It is named after the 1,108-metre-high (3,635 ft)[5] mountain of Fatuleu (Uab Meto: fatu l'eu, "sacred cliff"[6]), a local landmark located in the neighbouring district of Fatuleu Tengah [id].[2] Its headquarters are located in the village of Camplong, formerly known as Tjamplong.

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Geography

The district of Fatuleu is located in the hilly interior of West Timor. It borders the districts of Takari [id] to the northeast, Fatuleu Tengah [id] to the northwest, Kupang Timur [id] to the west, Amabi Oefeto [id] to the south, and Amabi Oefeto Timur [id] to the southeast. The Mina River separates the easternmost portion of Fatuleu from the districts of Batu Putih [id] and Amanuban Selatan [id] in South Central Timor Regency.[7] Fatuleu has a tropical savanna climate with the rainy season typically lasting from November to March.[8] Camplong Nature Recreation Park protects 696.6 hectares (1,721 acres) of temperate forest within the district.[8]

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History

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Hut in Tjamplong (now Camplong), 1921.

In the 19th century, the territory of what is now Fatuleu belonged to the realm of Sonbai Besar.[6] After invading the Sonbai stronghold of Kauniki in late 1905 and capturing the final Sonbai ruler Sobe Sonbai III [id] in February 1906,[9] the Dutch established the landschap of Fatuleu in 1912, which united the five communities of Takaib, Manubait, Benu, Tefnai, and Kauniki.[10]

After Indonesian independence, Fatuleu became part of Kupang Regency when it was established in 1958. The district of Fatuleu attained its present borders in 2005, when the subdistricts of Nuataus and Poto were split off to form the district of Fatuleu Barat [id] (West Fatuleu), and Nonbaun, Nunsaen and Oelbiteno were split off to form the district of Fatuleu Tengah (Central Fatuleu).[11]

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Subdivisions

Fatuleu is administratively subdivided into the village (kelurahan) of Camplong I and the subdistricts (desa) of Camplong II, Ekateta, Kiuoni, Kuimasi, Naunu, Oebola, Oebola Dalam, Sillu, and Tolnaku.[4]

Demographics

In the 2010 Indonesian census, Fatuleu recorded a population of 23,007 inhabitants.[3] The population had grown to 28,629 as of the most recent estimate in 2023.[4]

References

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