Official Name: | Soe |
Pushpin Map: | Timor#Indonesia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Indonesia |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Lesser Sunda Islands |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | East Nusa Tenggara |
Subdivision Type3: | Territory |
Subdivision Name3: | West Timor |
Subdivision Type4: | Regency |
Subdivision Name4: | South Central Timor |
Subdivision Type5: | Kecamatan |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 28.08 |
Population As Of: | mid 2023 estimate |
Population Note: | [1] |
Population Total: | 41640 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CIT |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coordinates: | -9.8667°N 141°W |
Elevation M: | 800 |
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
The town had a population of 40,190 at the 2020 Census,[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 41,640.[5]
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.