Official Name: | Buku Mera |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Coordinates: | 8 ° 39'S, 125 ° 23'E |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | East Timor |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Liquiçá |
Buku Mera is a village situated midways up a mountain range, in the East Timor Liquiçá District. The village is located to the south east of the Liquiçá township, halfway between Liquiçá and Bazartete. The village was present on the international newsreel in September 1999 due to several cases of rape and murder committed by the rebel group Besi Merah Putih in opposition to Timor-Leste's vote of independence. It has an estimated population of below 50 and an altitude of around 400–200 meters.[1]