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Viqueque (Portuguese: Município Viqueque, Tetum: Munisípiu Vikeke) is the largest of the municipalities (formerly districts) of East Timor. It has a population of 77,402 (Census 2010) and an area of 1,877 km2.[2] The capital of the municipality is also named Viqueque.
The word Viqueque is a Portuguese approximation of the local Tetun-Terik word Vikeke (or Wekeke), which has been translated as both 'eroding water'[3] and 'water' (we) 'bracelet' (keke).[4]
The background to the latter translation is that a warrior leader, Luka, is said once to have been on a campaign with his warriors against the Wehali people, who had entered Luka's lands via Suai, Same, and Manatuto. During the campaign, he and the warriors came upon a spring guarded by an old woman. After the woman had given the warriors the water they had asked for, they cut off her arm, on which she had been wearing a bracelet. They then took the arm and bracelet to their king, Nai Lu Leki, who hung the arm in a tree. He also kept the bracelet and declared it sacred, as We Keke.[5]
According to another tradition, a queen of the kingdom of Luka gave a bracelet to Viqueque as an heirloom, and today the municipality is named after it.[6]
Geographyedit
Viqueque is on the south coast of Timor, on the Timor Sea. It borders the municipalities of Baucau to the north, Lautém to the east, and Manatuto to the west. The borders of the then district were the same in colonial times.
On the south coast, the people report both myths and possible occurrences of crocodiles.
Administrative posts of Viqueque
Cities and rivers of Viqueque
Administrative postsedit
The municipality's administrative posts (formerly sub-districts) are:[7]
^"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
^"VIQUEQUE EM NÚMEROS: ESTATÍSTICA MUNICÍPIO DE VIQUEQUE" (PDF). Statistic Timor-Leste. 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
^Hull, Geoffrey (June 2006). "The placenames of East Timor" (PDF). Placenames Australia: Newsletter of the Australian National Placenames Survey: 6–7. (PDF) from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
^"The Real Political and Cultural Meaning and Short History of Koba Lima and Suai". Suai Media Space. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^"Profile: 2. Toponymy". Viqueque Municipality. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
^Gunn, Geoffrey C (2011). Historical Dictionary of East Timor. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 174. ISBN9780810867543.
^Allison Jess (17 April 2015). "A unique relationship: North East Victoria and East Timor". ABC Goulburn Murray. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
Bibliographyedit
Munisipio Viqueque: Planu Estartejiku Desenvolvimentu Munisipal [Viqueque Municipality: Municipal Strategic Development Plan] (Report) (in Tetum). Ministry of State Administration (East Timor) / Administration of Viqueque Municipality. 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
Perfil Distritu Viqueque [Viqueque District Profile] (PDF) (Report) (in Tetum). 2012. (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
(PDF) (Report). April 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
External linksedit
Media related to Viqueque (Municipality) at Wikimedia Commons
Viqueque Municipality – official site (in Tetum with some content in English)
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in German July 2011 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the German article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing German Wikipedia article at de Viqueque Gemeinde see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated de Viqueque Gemeinde to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Viqueque Municipality news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message This article is about the municipality For the city see Viqueque For the administrative post see Viqueque Administrative Post Viqueque Portuguese Municipio Viqueque Tetum Munisipiu Vikeke is the largest of the municipalities formerly districts of East Timor It has a population of 77 402 Census 2010 and an area of 1 877 km2 2 The capital of the municipality is also named Viqueque ViquequeMunicipality of East TimorMunicipio Viqueque Portuguese Munisipiu Vikeke Tetum Rice fields in ViquequeSealOfficial map Viqueque in East TimorOpenStreetMapCoordinates 8 47 S 126 22 E 8 783 S 126 367 E 8 783 126 367Country East TimorCapitalViquequeAdministrative postsLaclutaOssuUato LariUatucarbauViquequeArea Total1 872 7 km2 723 1 sq mi Rank1stPopulation 2015 census Total73 033 Rank5th Density39 km2 100 sq mi Rank10thHouseholds 2015 census Total15 297 Rank5thTime zoneUTC 09 00 TLT ISO 3166 codeTL VIHDI 2017 0 602 1 medium 9thWebsiteViqueque Municipality Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 3 Administrative posts 4 Demographics 5 References 5 1 Notes 5 2 Bibliography 6 External linksEtymology editThe word Viqueque is a Portuguese approximation of the local Tetun Terik word Vikeke or Wekeke which has been translated as both eroding water 3 and water we bracelet keke 4 The background to the latter translation is that a warrior leader Luka is said once to have been on a campaign with his warriors against the Wehali people who had entered Luka s lands via Suai Same and Manatuto During the campaign he and the warriors came upon a spring guarded by an old woman After the woman had given the warriors the water they had asked for they cut off her arm on which she had been wearing a bracelet They then took the arm and bracelet to their king Nai Lu Leki who hung the arm in a tree He also kept the bracelet and declared it sacred as We Keke 5 According to another tradition a queen of the kingdom of Luka gave a bracelet to Viqueque as an heirloom and today the municipality is named after it 6 Geography editViqueque is on the south coast of Timor on the Timor Sea It borders the municipalities of Baucau to the north Lautem to the east and Manatuto to the west The borders of the then district were the same in colonial times On the south coast the people report both myths and possible occurrences of crocodiles nbsp Administrative posts of Viqueque nbsp Cities and rivers of ViquequeAdministrative posts editThe municipality s administrative posts formerly sub districts are 7 Lacluta 8 Ossu Uato Lari which was known in Portuguese Timor as Leca and in Tetum is spelled Watulari Uatucarbau spelled Watucarbau in Tetum Viqueque The administrative posts are divided into 35 sucos villages in total Demographics editViqueque is a homeland of the Malayo Polynesian language Tetum In East Timor it is co official with Portuguese In the east part of the municipality live speakers of the Papuan language Makasae References editNotes edit Sub national HDI Area Database Global Data Lab hdi globaldatalab org Retrieved 13 September 2018 VIQUEQUE EM NUMEROS ESTATISTICA MUNICIPIO DE VIQUEQUE PDF Statistic Timor Leste 2014 Retrieved 22 February 2017 Hull Geoffrey June 2006 The placenames of East Timor PDF Placenames Australia Newsletter of the Australian National Placenames Survey 6 7 Archived PDF from the original on 14 February 2017 Retrieved 5 June 2018 The Real Political and Cultural Meaning and Short History of Koba Lima and Suai Suai Media Space Retrieved 26 April 2022 Profile 2 Toponymy Viqueque Municipality Retrieved 18 July 2022 Barnes Susana Hagerdal Hans Palmer Lisa 1 January 2017 An East Timorese Domain Luca from Central and Peripheral Perspectives Bijdragen tot de Taal Land en Volkenkunde 173 2 3 Brill Publishers 325 355 doi 10 1163 22134379 17302020 hdl 11343 240876 ISSN 2213 4379 S2CID 164878269 Gunn Geoffrey C 2011 Historical Dictionary of East Timor Lanham Maryland Scarecrow Press p 174 ISBN 9780810867543 Allison Jess 17 April 2015 A unique relationship North East Victoria and East Timor ABC Goulburn Murray Retrieved 22 February 2017 Bibliography edit Munisipio Viqueque Planu Estartejiku Desenvolvimentu Munisipal Viqueque Municipality Municipal Strategic Development Plan Report in Tetum Ministry of State Administration East Timor Administration of Viqueque Municipality 2015 Retrieved 18 July 2022 Perfil Distritu Viqueque Viqueque District Profile PDF Report in Tetum 2012 Archived PDF from the original on 3 March 2014 Retrieved 18 July 2022 Viqueque District Development Plan 2002 2003 PDF Report April 2002 Archived from the original PDF on 28 March 2009 Retrieved 27 February 2022 External links edit nbsp Media related to Viqueque Municipality at Wikimedia Commons Viqueque Municipality official site in Tetum with some content in English Viqueque Municipality information page on Ministry of State Administration site in Portuguese and Tetum Portals nbsp Asia nbsp Geography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Viqueque Municipality amp oldid 1219131745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
