Fatuhada (formerly: Beira Mar)[1] is a Suco ("village") in Timor-Leste under the Administrative Post Dom Aleixo Administrative Post in Dili Municipality, within the capital city Dili.

Geography

Fatuhada lies on the banks of the Bay of Dili, to the West of the city centre of Dili, in the Northeast part of Dom Aleixo. It is surrounded by the Suco Kampung Alor to the East, Bairro Pite to the South, Comoro to the Southwest, and Bebonuk to the West.[2][3] Fatuhada has an area of 1.24 square kilometres.

The Suco is divided into five Aldeias ("communities"), namely Zero I, Zero II, Zero III, Zero IV und Zero V.[2][4] In the Northwest is the city district of Mataruak, in the West Markoni, in the Southwest Lurumata, in the South Bedik and in the Southeast Fatuhada.[2]

The Foreign Ministry and the Embassy of the United States are located in Fatuhada. Several schools are located in Fatuhada, namely the primary school Escola Primaria Fatuhada, Dili International School (DIS), the private QSI International School, Escola Pre-Secondario 10 de Setembro, and Escola Secondario 10 de Setembro. The party headquarters of FRETILIN are located next to the latter schools.[2]

Residents

As of 2022, there are 18,541 residents, of which 9,312 are men and 9,229 are women. The entire population of the Suco live in an urban environment. There are 3,372 households.[5] 93% of the residents reported Tetum Prasa as their mother tongue. Minority languages spoken there are Rahesuk, Naueti, Makasae, Sa'ani, Makalero, Fataluku and Baikeno.[6]

Politics

In the local elections of 2004/2005, Justino M. G. Leite was elected as the chief of the Suco.[citation needed] Marcelino Soares won the 2009 election;[7] he was re-elected in 2016.[8][9]

History

The Market of Comoro (Portuguese: Mercado Comoro) was formerly located on the Rua de Manu Aman, in the Aldeia Zero III (Lurumata district), in the West of Fatuhada. During the 2006 East Timorese crisis, there was a clash between gangs at the market that was quelled by 100 international police and Australian soldiers.[10]

The market was moved to Manleuana in 2012,[11] and residential houses were built on the site. During the night of 29 July 2021, there was a large fire that destroyed 400 houses.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Timor-Leste: Poverty in a Young Nation". November 2008. Archived 25 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "Município Dili: Esboços Mapa Suco no Aldeia". Direcção Nacional Cartografia Estatística. 2019. Archived 17 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Timor Leste GIS Portal". Archived 30 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "Jornal da República". 16 September 2009. Archived 3 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ Fernades, Francelino L. F. (2023-05-18). "Main Report Timor-Leste Population and Housing Census 2022". INETL, I.P. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  6. ^ "Sensus Fo Fila Fali: Fatuhada, Distritu Dili". 2010. Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ "Eleições para Liderança Comunitária 2009 - Resultados". 2009. Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ "Xefe Suku Fatuhada Lamenta ho Sistema husi Ministerio Administração Estatal", retrieved 2023-08-27
  9. ^ "Jornal da República". 2 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Diggers quell riot as torsos found – Mission & Justice". 2016-01-02. Archived 2016-01-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  11. ^ "Comoro market vendors moved to Manleuana marketplace". Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  12. ^ "Primeiru-Ministru Taur Matan Ruak manifesta solidariedade ba komunidade Eis Merkadu Komoro ne'ebé afetadu hosi inséndiu ohin madrugada « Governu Timor-Leste". timor-leste.gov.tl. Retrieved 2023-08-27.