Hoholau

Hoholau is a suco in Aileu subdistrict, Aileu District, East Timor.[1] The administrative area covers an area of 16.72 square kilometers (10.38 sq. mi) and, at the time of the 2010 census, it had a population of 766 people [2]

Hoholau
Suco
Sucos of Aileu District
Hoholau
Location in East Timor
Coordinates: 8°45′S 125°30′E
Country East Timor
DistrictAileu
SubdistrictAileu
Area
 • Total16.72 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total766
Time zoneUTC +9

Geography

Hoholau lies to the west of the Aileu Subdistrict and has an area of 16.72 km² (10.38 sq. mi). To the east is the suco Liurai, to the north the suco Seloi Craic. In the west is the Ermera District, with its sub-districts Ermera (Suco Lauala) and Letefoho (Suco Eraulo). The border to Seloi Craic is largely formed by the Olomasi river. In north Hoholau lies the source of the Manomau river. Both rivers are tributaries of the Gleno. The rivers belong to the system of the Loes River.

Only minor roads lead to Hoholau. To the north lie the villages Mau Uluria (Mauloria), Acolimamate and Ouelae, in the center Fisunia, in the south Manama. In Acolimamate there is a makeshift helipad and an elementary school, the Escola Primaria No. 8 Hoholau.

In Suco Hoholau are the five aldeias: Aslimhati, Hatulai, Manubata, Mau and Uluria Saharai.

History

In 1977, during the war against the Indonesian invaders, the Central Committee of the FRETILIN ordered that the population should be relocated from Hoholau to Lequidoe. 500 residents moved, leaving only a small number behind. A FRETILIN member murdered several people who refused to relocate. The suco was attacked by the Indonesian army, and three people died. In Lequidoe, about 300 people were killed.

During the East Timor crisis in September 1999, members of the militia group AHI (Aku Hidup dengan Integrasi) systematically destroyed sucos in Aileu, including Hoholau. Houses were burned down and livestock were killed.

In the elections of 2004/2005, Soares Duarte was elected Chefe de Suco and, in 2009, confirmed in his position.

Demographics

766 residents live in the suco (down from 806 in 2004). About 91% of the population stated Mambai as their native language. About 8% speak Tetum Prasa.

References
  1. "PUBLICAÇÃO OFICIAL DA REPÚBLICA DEMOCRÁTICA DE TIMOR - LESTE" (PDF). Jornal da República, Government of East Timor. 16 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. "Census" (PDF). Direcção Nacional de Estatística. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
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