Soe, Timor Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5302)
  2. News: ATTACK ON TIMOR. . . WA . 18 April 1944 . 17 January 2014 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: ENEMY AIRSTRIPS. . . WA . 12 September 1944 . 17 January 2014 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5302)