Manufahi Municipality

Municipality of East Timor

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Municipality of East Timor

Manufahi

Municipality of East Timor

* Município Manufahi (Portuguese)
* Munisípiu Manufahi (Tetum)

Landscape between Dili and Same

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Manufahi in East Timor

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Coordinates: 9°00′S 125°47′E﻿ / ﻿9.000°S 125.783°E﻿ / -9.000; 125.783
Country|  East Timor
Capital| Same
Administrative posts|

* Alas
* Fatuberlio
* Same
* Turiscai

Area

• Total| 1,332.5 km2 (514.5 sq mi)
• Rank| 6th
Population

(2015 census)

• Total| 53,691
• Rank| 11th
• Density| 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
• Rank| 11th
Households (2015 census)

• Total| 9,023
• Rank| 11th
Time zone| UTC+09:00 (TLT)
ISO 3166 code| TL-MF
HDI (2017)| 0.618[1]
medium · 3rd
Website| Manufahi Municipality

Manufahi (Portuguese: Município Manufahi, Tetum: Munisípiu Manufahi) is one of the municipalities of East Timor. It has a population of 53,691 (2015 census) and an area of 1,323 km2.[2] The capital of the municipality is Same.[3]

## Etymology[edit]

The present name of the municipality, Manufahi, is derived from Maun Fahe, the Tetum language expression for 'divided brothers'. The name originated in a legend that tells of a fight between two related tribes, or a group of siblings. Eventually, the protagonists agreed to subject themselves to a single ruler.[4][5]: 67

During the Portuguese colonial era, the then district bore the name of its main town, Same. The present name was adopted on the basis of the divided brothers legend.[4][5]: 67 However, it was misspelled, and the Tetum language meaning of the misspelled name is 'pig chicken'.[4]

Efforts are being made to correct the name. However, there is also a legend that in the suco of Daisula [de] a rooster once flew down from a mountain, landed on the back of a pig, and then travelled with the pig to many places before returning home.[4]

## Geography[edit]

Manufahi extends from the central highlands of East Timor to its south coast, on the Timor Sea.[5]: 67 It is bordered by Manatuto to the east, Ainaro to the west, and Aileu to the north.

Administrative posts of Manufahi | Cities of Manufahi

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## History[edit]

During its time as a Portuguese colony, the municipality was called Same, after the capital city. It was the epicentre of the Great Rebellion of 1910–12. During the Indonesian occupation the then subdistrict of Hato-Udo was split off from the then district of Manufahi and joined to Ainaro, and the then subdistrict of Turiscai, previously in Ainaro, was moved to Manufahi.

## Administrative posts[edit]

Manufahi's administrative posts (formerly sub-districts) are:[6]

* Alas
* Fatuberlio
* Same
* Turiscai

## Demographics[edit]

Besides the national official languages of Tetum and Portuguese, the Malayo-Polynesian language Mambai is also spoken.

## References[edit]

### Notes[edit]

1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
2. ^ "Timor-Leste Population And Housing Census 2015". Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2018.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
3. ^ Lansell Taudevin (1999). East Timor: Too Little Too Late. Duffy & Snellgrove. ISBN 18-759-8963-3.
4. ^ a b c d "Perfil: 2. Toponímia" [Profile: 2. Toponymy]. Manufahi Municipality (in Tetum). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
5. ^ a b c Alongi, D; Amaral, A; de Carvalho, N; et al. (2012). River Catchments and Marine Productivity in Timor Leste: Caraulun and Laclo Catchments; South and North Coasts – Final Report (PDF). Project 6 of the Timor Leste Coastal-Marine Habitat Mapping, Tourism and Fisheries Development Project. Darwin: Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Government of Timor Leste. ISBN 9781743500163.
6. ^ Gunn, Geoffrey C (2011). Historical Dictionary of East Timor. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 124–125. ISBN 9780810867543.

### Bibliography[edit]

* Manufahi District Development Plan 2002–2003 (PDF) (Report). 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
* Munisipio Manufahi: Planu Estartejiku Desenvolvimentu Munisipal [Manufahi Municipality: Municipal Strategic Development Plan] (Report) (in Tetum). Ministry of State Administration (East Timor) / Administration of Manufahi Municipality. 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
* Perfil Distritu Manufahi [Manufahi District Profile] (PDF) (Report) (in Tetum). 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
* Profil Distrik Manufahi [Manufahi District Profile] (PDF) (Report) (in Indonesian). April 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

## External links[edit]

Media related to Manufahi at Wikimedia Commons

* Manufahi Municipality – official site (in Tetum with some content in English)
* Manufahi Municipality – information page on Ministry of State Administration site (in Portuguese and Tetum)

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