Baucau
City in East Timor
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::summary City in East Timor ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Baucau |
| settlement_type | City |
| official_name | {{native name list |
| tag1 | pt |
| tag2 | tet |
| image_skyline | Mercado Municipal, Baucau, 2018 (05).jpg |
| imagesize | 250px |
| image_caption | View of the Old City, Baucau |
| image_map | Baucau subdistricts 2003-2015.png |
| mapsize | 260px |
| map_caption | Location in Baucau Municipality |
| pushpin_map | East Timor |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Timor-Leste |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Timor-Leste |
| subdivision_type1 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name1 | Baucau |
| subdivision_name4 | |
| leader_title1 | |
| established_title | |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| established_date3 | |
| area_total_km2 | 369.53 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_blank1_sq_mi | |
| population_as_of | |
| population_total | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities |
| population_blank2_title | Religions |
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi | |
| timezone | |
| utc_offset | |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 336 |
| elevation_ft | |
| blank_name | Climate |
| blank_info | Aw |
| parts_type | Sucos (villages) |
| p1 | 11 |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the city ::
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Baucau (, ) is the second-largest city in Timor-Leste, after Dili, the capital, which lies 122 km to its west.
Baucau has about 16,000 inhabitants, and is the capital of Baucau municipality, located in the eastern part of the country. In the times of Portuguese Timor, Baucau was little more than an overgrown village, and for part of those times was called Vila Salazar, after the Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar.
Geography
The administrative post of Baucau is divided into 11 villages (sucos).
- Suco Bahú
- Suco Bucoli
- Suco Buibau
- Suco Buruma
- Suco Caibada Uaimua
- Suco Samalari
- Suco Seiçal
- Suco Tirilolo
- Suco Triloka
- Suco Gariuai
- Suco Uailili
Infrastructure
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Mercado_Baucau_2014.jpg" caption="Municipal market building in Baucau"] ::
Much of the infrastructure of the city and the surrounding area was damaged or destroyed by pro-Indonesian militia during the violence that followed the referendum for independence in 1999. Nevertheless, in the old part of Baucau there survive a few relics from the Portuguese colonial era, such as large colonial houses, churches, and public buildings. One of these is the Pousada de Baucau, a large pink hotel whose restaurant has views of the ocean.
The shops, restaurants, and street market stalls (predominantly fruit and vegetable sellers) conduct business, although unemployment, particularly among the young, is very high. There are a few successful experiments that have converted old war-oriented businesses into light engineering, new businesses such as East Timor Roofing that has generated employment and training opportunities, and a number of small businesses are beginning in the areas of hygiene and health, food production and processing, transport, small retail, and tourism. The convent next to the Pousada de Baucau has a small retail outlet selling locally produced hand crafts.
The Instituto Católico para a Formação de Professores (ICFP) – the Catholic Teachers College – is owned by the diocese and is responsible for training future and untrained teachers for Timor-Leste. With more than 300 graduates teaching throughout the country, and more than 400 teachers with upgraded qualifications, ICFP is dedicated to rebuilding the country through education of future generations.
Baucau also has a hospital, a nursing school and a swimming pool owned by the Pousada de Baucau.
Climate
|location = Baucau (1917–1963) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |Jan record high C = 36.0 |Feb record high C = 35.0 |Mar record high C = 34.0 |Apr record high C = 36.0 |May record high C = 35.0 |Jun record high C = 35.0 |Jul record high C = 35.0 |Aug record high C = 35.0 |Sep record high C = 38.0 |Oct record high C = 37.0 |Nov record high C = 37.0 |Dec record high C = 36.0 |year record high C = 38.0 |Jan high C = 27.5 |Feb high C = 27.3 |Mar high C = 28.2 |Apr high C = 28.8 |May high C = 28.4 |Jun high C = 27.8 |Jul high C = 27.6 |Aug high C = 28.2 |Sep high C = 29.4 |Oct high C = 30.1 |Nov high C = 30.2 |Dec high C = 28.8 |year high C = 28.5 |Jan mean C = 23.8 |Feb mean C = 23.6 |Mar mean C = 24.1 |Apr mean C = 24.1 |May mean C = 23.9 |Jun mean C = 23.0 |Jul mean C = 22.8 |Aug mean C = 23.1 |Sep mean C = 24.0 |Oct mean C = 25.6 |Nov mean C = 25.7 |Dec mean C = 24.8 |year mean C = 24.0 |Jan low C = 22.0 |Feb low C = 21.5 |Mar low C = 20.9 |Apr low C = 20.7 |May low C = 20.5 |Jun low C = 19.6 |Jul low C = 19.1 |Aug low C = 18.5 |Sep low C = 18.5 |Oct low C = 17.8 |Nov low C = 20.9 |Dec low C = 21.5 |year low C = 20.1 |Jan record low C = 17.3 |Feb record low C = 16.4 |Mar record low C = 16.1 |Apr record low C = 14.4 |May record low C = 13.8 |Jun record low C = 13.3 |Jul record low C = 12.2 |Aug record low C = 13.2 |Sep record low C = 13.2 |Oct record low C = 14.7 |Nov record low C = 17.2 |Dec record low C = 16.9 |year record low C = 12.2 |rain colour = green |Jan rain mm = 213.2 |Feb rain mm = 220.7 |Mar rain mm = 152.3 |Apr rain mm = 153.7 |May rain mm = 95.5 |Jun rain mm = 37.9 |Jul rain mm = 19.5 |Aug rain mm = 10.6 |Sep rain mm = 4.8 |Oct rain mm = 7.2 |Nov rain mm = 76.4 |Dec rain mm = 186.0 |unit rain days = 0.1 mm |Jan rain days = 20 |Feb rain days = 17 |Mar rain days = 16 |Apr rain days = 15 |May rain days = 10 |Jun rain days = 6 |Jul rain days = 4 |Aug rain days = 2 |Sep rain days = 0 |Oct rain days = 1 |Nov rain days = 7 |Dec rain days = 15 |Jan humidity = 84 |Feb humidity = 87 |Mar humidity = 80 |Apr humidity = 77 |May humidity = 71 |Jun humidity = 67 |Jul humidity = 63 |Aug humidity = 56 |Sep humidity = 55 |Oct humidity = 58 |Nov humidity = 67 |Dec humidity = 78 |year humidity = 70 |Jan sun = 158.1 |Feb sun = 149.7 |Mar sun = 213.9 |Apr sun = 207.0 |May sun = 251.1 |Jun sun = 228.0 |Jul sun = 263.5 |Aug sun = 297.6 |Sep sun = 300.0 |Oct sun = 313.1 |Nov sun = 303.0 |Dec sun = 204.6 |year sun = |Jand sun = 5.1 |Febd sun = 5.3 |Mard sun = 6.9 |Aprd sun = 6.9 |Mayd sun = 8.1 |Jund sun = 7.6 |Juld sun = 8.5 |Augd sun = 9.8 |Sepd sun = 10.0 |Octd sun = 10.1 |Novd sun = 10.1 |Decd sun = 6.6 |yeard sun = 7.9 |source 1 = Deutscher Wetterdienst | url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_973950_kt.pdf | title = Klimatafel von Baucau, Insel Timor / Ost-Timor | work = Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world | publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst | language = German | accessdate = 29 January 2016}}
Religion
Baucau is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baucau, one of the three bishoprics in Timor-Leste. It was founded on 30 November 1996, when the bishopric in Dili split. Its bishop is Basilio do Nascimento.
Transportation
Six kilometers from the city lies the Cakung Airport (code IATA: BCH), a.k.a. LANUD for the local people. It has what is currently the country's longest airport runway, as Dili's Lobato International Airport can only serve small aircraft like the Boeing 737. It served as the country's principal airport before the Indonesian invasion in 1975, when it was taken over by the Indonesian military.
File:Strand von Uatabo, Baucau.jpg|The beach in Baucau File:Baucau Kirche klein.jpg|Church of Baucau File:View_over_ricefields_towards_Seical,_with_Mt_Matebian_in_background_13_Apr_2013.jpg|Fields of Baucau area File:Baucau, East Timor (314821747).jpg|Colonial building File:Baucau Administration klein.jpg|Administration building File:Baucau Fischer klein.jpg|Fisher on the beach File:Baucau Höhle klein.jpg|Upper part of Baucau city File:Baucau klein.jpg|Huts in the lower part File:Piscina_de_Baucau.jpg|Public pool in Baucau File:Baucau klein3.jpg|Street from city center to the beach File:Baucau Wandbild klein.jpg|Wall painting File:Baucau Wandbild klein2.jpg|Wall painting
References
References
- "Baucau".
- [https://www.statistics.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Baucau-em-Numeros-2018.pdf Baucau em Numeros 2018] {{Webarchive. link. (17 November 2020)
- [http://www.easttimorroofing.com/index.htm East Timor Roofing website] {{Dead link. (October 2019)
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