Bidau
Bidau
Bidau Lecidere, Monumento | |
|---|---|
 Praca da Imaculada Conceicao in Lecidere, Dili | |
 Map of Bidau Lecidere | |
  Bidau Location in Timor-Leste | |
| Coordinates: 8°33′6″S 125°34′54″E / 8.55167°S 125.58167°E | |
| Country |  Timor-Leste |
| Municipality | Dili |
| Administrative posts | Nain Feto |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.33[1] km2 (0.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 648 |
| Time zone | UTC +9 |
Bidau Lecidere (formerly Monumento)[2] is a suco in Cristo Rei Administrative Post, Dili Municipality, Timor-Leste.
Geography
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Bidau Lecidere is located on the northern edge of the Nain Feto administrative district, on the southern shore of the Bay of Dili and has an area of 0.33 km².[1] The boundaries of the suco were not changed during the 2015 territorial reform. To the east lies the Bairo Lecidere district. South of Rua 30 de Agosto (formerly Av. Dr. António da Câmara or Rua José Maria Marques) are the sucos Gricenfor and Acadiru Hun. East of the Mota Bidau River and Avenida Dom Martinho Lopes (formerly Estrada de Bidau or Estrada de Lecidere) is the Cristo Rei administrative district with its Suco Bidau Santana and west of Avenida Xavier do Amaral (formerly Avenida Bispo Medeiros) is the Vera Cruz administrative district with its Suco Colmera. Avenida Marginal runs along the coast.[3][4]
The Suco divides into the two Aldeias, Capela and Lecidere.[5]
History
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The Bidau district, now divided into Bidau Lecidere and Bidau Santana, was originally settled by the Bidau ethnic group. This mixed population of Portuguese and locals from Larantuka (Flores), Solor, and Timor controlled large parts of West Timor for centuries. Until the 1960s, they spoke Bidau Creole Portuguese, a creole form of Portuguese. Over time, they increasingly switched to standard Portuguese and it went extinct in the 1960s.[6][7]
The body of Francisco Borja da Costa, composer of the East Timor national anthem, was found on the beach of Lecidere (Lécidere) in 1975 during the first days of the Indonesian invasion.
In the 2004/2005 elections, Jaime da Silva Soares was elected Chefe de Suco.[8] In the 2009 elections, Felix CS da Conçeicão won[9] and in 2016, Luis R. Soares Pereira won.[10]
Population
[edit]The Suco has a population of 1,212 (2022)[11], of whom 634 are men and 578 are women. 682 of them live in an urban area, and 530 live in the rural part of the Suco. There are 197 households in the Suco.[11] Almost 96 % of the inhabitants report Tetum Prasa as their mother tongue. Minority languages include Makasae, Rahesuk, Waimoa, Uab Meto, Dadu'a and Kemak.[12]
Sights, buildings and facilities
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The western tip of the Sucos is occupied by Casa Europa, the former Tranqueira (warehouse) of the old Portuguese fortress of Dili, which formerly housed the representation of the European Union and the offices of the Delegation of the European Union. Today, it still houses the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and the French Agency for Cooperation with the Embassy of France.[13] Further east, on Avenida Marginal, is the building of the Chinese Commercial Association, which now houses the Secretaria Estado da Juventude e do Desporto. On the waterfront to the west is the headquarters of the Polícia Marítima. To the east is the Jardim Lecidere, a park. The last section contains a football pitch, the tourist information office, and the Ai-fuan Bazaar (fruit market). On the south side are the Hotel Dili and the World Bank Group.[14]
After Rua de Bé-Mori, formerly Av. Belarmino Lobo, on the south side of the street is Praça da Imaculada Conceição with a fountain and the monument to the Virgin Mary. After Travessa de Lecidere, to the south are the residence of the Archdiocese of Dili and the Hotel Novo Turismo, and in a side street is the headquarters of the Canossian Sisters of Lecidere.[14]
The Clínica Esperança hospital and the Xanana Reading Room are located on Rua de Bé-Mori. On the north side of Rua 30 de Agosto is the former residence of the director of the Banco Nacional Ultramarino building.[14]
Gallery
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Bazar Ai-fuan
World Bank Complex
The State Secretariat for Youth and Sport is located in the former building of the Associação Comercial Chinesa.
Former residence of the director of Banco Nacional Ultramarino building.
Xanana Gusmão Library
Xanana Gusmão Library
Seat of the Archdiocese of Dili
Tourist information Centre
Normal clock on the shore of Dili Bay, opposite the Government Palace.
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Ergebnisse der Volkszählung von 2015". Direcção-Geral de Estatística. Retrieved 2 September 2026.
- ↑ "Timor-Leste: Poverty in a Young Nation" (PDF). World Bank; AusAID. November 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
- ↑ "Maps - Timor-Leste GIS Portal". Instituto Superior Técnico (IST). Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2026.
- ↑ Direcção Geral de Estatística (2015). "Município de Dili: Esboços Mapa Suco e Aldeia" (PDF). Ministério das Finanças, República Democrática de Timor-Leste. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2026-09-03.
- ↑ "Jornal da República, Série I, No. 33" (PDF). Jornal da República (in Portuguese). República Democrática de Timor-Leste. 16 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-03.
- ↑ Hull, Geoffrey (24 August 2004). "The Languages of East Timor: Some Basic Facts". Instituto Nacional de Linguística, Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa'e. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2026.
- ↑ "iso639-3/tvy". lexvo.org. Retrieved 2026-09-02.
- ↑ "2004/2005 Suco Council Elections - Results". STAE - Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2026.
- ↑ "2009 Community Leadership Elections - Results". STAE - Secretáriado Técnico de Administração Eleitoral. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- ↑ "Lista Naran Xefe Suku Eleito 2016" (PDF). Jornal da República. Série II (in Portuguese) (47). Ministério da Administração Estatal: 9468-9484. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Main Report Timor-Leste Population and Housing Census 2022". Instituto Nacional de Estatística Timor-Leste (INETL, I.P.). 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2026-09-03.
- ↑ "Page Title Here". Publisher Name. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- ↑ EEAS: Delegations to Third Countries
- 1 2 3 "Timor-Leste District Atlas: Dili District" (PDF) (Version 02 ed.). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) / UNMIT. August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2026.