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]
Manufahi | |
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 Landscape between Dili and Same | |
 Map of the Municipality | |
 Map of East Timor highlighting the Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 9°00′S 125°47′E | |
| Country |  East Timor |
| Capital | Same |
| Administrative posts | |
| 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 |
Etymology
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 four siblings. Eventually, the protagonists agreed to subject themselves to a single ruler.[4]
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. 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 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
Manufahi lies on the south coast of East Timor, on the Timor Sea bordering Manatuto to the east, Ainaro to the west, and Aileu to the north.
 Administrative posts of Manufahi |
 Cities of Manufahi |
History
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
Manufahi's administrative posts (formerly sub-districts) are:[5]
Demographics
Besides the national official languages of Tetum and Portuguese, the Malayo-Polynesian language Mambai is also spoken.
References
Notes
- "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- "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) - Lansell Taudevin (1999). East Timor: Too Little Too Late. Duffy & Snellgrove. ISBN 18-759-8963-3.
- "Municipalities Profile: Manufahi". Portal Municipal. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Gunn, Geoffrey C (2011). Historical Dictionary of East Timor. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 124–125. ISBN 9780810867543.
Bibliography
- Manufahi District Profile (PDF) (Report). April 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
