Ermera

Ermera
Vila Ermera
City
Main street and church of Ermera
Main street and church of Ermera
Ermera is located in East Timor
Ermera
Ermera
Location in Timor-Leste
Coordinates: 8°45′8″S 125°23′49″E / 8.75222°S 125.39694°E / -8.75222; 125.39694
Country Timor-Leste
MunicipalityErmera
Administrative postErmera
SucoPoetete
Elevation
1,195 m (3,921 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total
8,904
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (TLT)

Ermera (Vila Ermera) is a city in Timor-Leste and a former capital of the East Timorese community, Ermera. The population was 8,904 in 2022.

Etymology

Ermera, which is Mambai for red water.

References

  1. 1 2 "Main Report Timor-Leste Population and Housing Census 2022". National Institute Of Statistics Timor-Leste. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Municipio de Ermera". Ministério da Administração Estatal. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Newsletter of the Australian National Placenames Survey" (PDF). Placenames Australia. June 2006. pp. 6–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.