Oecusse
Oecusse (also variously Oecussi, Ocussi, Oekussi, Oekusi, Okusi, Oé-Cusse), also known as Oecusse-Ambeno (Portuguese: Oé-Cusse Ambeno; Tetum: Oecussi Ambeno) and formerly just Ambeno, officially the Special Administrative Region Oecusse-Ambeno (Portuguese: Região Administrativa Especial Oé-Cusse Ambeno), is an exclave, municipality (formerly a district) and the only Special Administrative Region (SAR) of East Timor.
Oecusse | |
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Municipality and Special Administrative Region | |
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Mountains in Oecusse in 2015 | |
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| Coordinates: 09°21′S 124°18′E | |
| Sovereign state | East Timor |
| Capital | Pante Macassar |
| Government | |
| • President of the SAR Oecusse-Ambeno | Rogério Lobato (Fretilin) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 813.6 km2 (314.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 68,913 |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Households (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 14,345 |
| • Rank | 6th |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (TLT) |
| ISO 3166 code | TL-OE |
| HDI (2017) | 0.553 medium · 13th |
Located on the north coast of the western portion of Timor, Oecusse is separated from the rest of East Timor by West Timor, Indonesia, which is part of the province of East Nusa Tenggara. West Timor surrounds Oecusse on all sides except the north, where the exclave faces the Savu Sea.
The capital of Oecusse is Pante Macassar, also called Oecussi Town, or formerly, in Portuguese Timor, Vila Taveiro. Originally Ambeno was the name of the former district and Oecussi its capital.