Aileu, Timor-Leste
๐น๐ฑ Aileu is the main township in Aileu District, East Timor. It is located 47 km south-west of Dili, the national capital. In Portuguese Timor, the city was known as Vila General Carmona, after the Portuguese dictator Antรณnio รscar Carmona, but after World War II it was renamed. Aileu means "bent tree" in Mambai.
1History In 1903, a rebellion staged in Aileu against the colonial rulers failed. In January 1912, it served as a Portuguese base against the rebellion of Manufahi.
Between 1942 and 1945, the Japanese occupied Portuguese Timor. On August 31, 1942, the town was invaded by Colunas Negras, the Timorese allies of the Japanese invaders. Five Portuguese soldiers, as well as several civil servants and missionaries, were killed. A memorial in Aileu commemorates the massacre today.
Indonesian soldiers set up a relocation camp in Aileu for the East Timorese at the end of 1979. In early September, during the 1999 East Timorese crisis, residents of various sucos in the area were expelled from their homes by the Aku Hidup dengan Integrasi militia of Indonesia. The Seloi Craic suco was destroyed on September 6, the houses burned down and livestock slaughtered.
At the end of 1999, there were temporary plans to make Aileu the new capital of an independent East Timor. These were rejected in favor of Dili.
1Aileu
Aileu has a population of over 2,788 people. Aileu also forms the centre of the wider Aileu Municipality which has a population of over 48,837 people. Aileu is situated 47 km south-west of Dรญli.
The Climate Emergency means that Aileu may be at risk of flooding by rising sea levels by 2029
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Aileu has links with:
๐ฆ๐บ Merri-bek, Australia๐ง๐ท Porto Velho -8.766
๐ต๐ญ Surigao City 125.492
๐ต๐ญ Cabadbaran 125.538
๐ต๐ญ Davao City 125.608
๐ฐ๐ต Mangyongdae 125.66
Locations Near: Aileu 125.487,-8.73957
๐น๐ฑ Gleno 125.436,-8.724 d: 5.9
๐น๐ฑ Ermera 125.383,-8.75 d: 11.5
๐น๐ฑ Dรญli 125.56,-8.557 d: 21.8
๐น๐ฑ Same 125.633,-9 d: 33.1
๐น๐ฑ Maliana 125.22,-9.001 d: 41.3
๐น๐ฑ Suai 125.25,-9.3 d: 67.5
๐น๐ฑ Viqueque 126.357,-8.864 d: 96.6
๐น๐ฑ Baucau 126.334,-8.49 d: 97.2
Antipodal to: Aileu -54.513,8.74
๐ธ๐ท Paramaribo -55.17,5.826 d: 19683.1
๐ฌ๐ซ Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni -54.031,5.499 d: 19650.9
๐ซ๐ท Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni -54.031,5.499 d: 19650.8
๐ฌ๐พ New Amsterdam -57.517,6.25 d: 19583.5
๐ฌ๐พ Georgetown -58.155,6.805 d: 19559.8
๐ฌ๐ซ Cayenne -52.335,4.938 d: 19528.8
๐ง๐ง Oistins -59.533,13.05 d: 19287
๐ง๐ง Bridgetown -59.616,13.099 d: 19276.7
๐น๐น Sangre Grande -61.133,10.567 d: 19261.5
๐น๐น Princes Town -61.383,10.267 d: 19242.8