Ermera
Vila Ermera | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Main street and church of 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 |
| Municipality | Ermera |
| Administrative post | Ermera |
| Suco | Poetete |
| Elevation | 1,195 m (3,921 ft) |
| Population (2022 census)1 | |
• Total | 8,904 |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (TLT) |
Ermera (Vila Ermera) is a city in Timor-Leste and a former capital of the East Timorese community, Ermera.2 The population was 8,904 in 2022.1
Etymology
Ermera, which is Mambai for red water.3
References
References
- "Main Report Timor-Leste Population and Housing Census 2022". National Institute Of Statistics Timor-Leste. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- "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) - "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.