Maliana

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Maliana
City
Bobonaro
Administrative post	Maliana
Area
• Total	239.35 km2 (92.41 sq mi)
Elevation	402 m (1,319 ft)
Population  (2015 census)
• Total	12,220
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (TLT)
Climate	Aw

Maliana is a city in

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Maliana an important

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Maliana has seven villages consisting of Lahomea, Holsa, Ritabou, Odomau, Raifun, Tapo-Memo and Saburai. There are two main sources of water irrigation that supply water to

Tetum

. Maliana had one of the preferred schools during Portuguese occupation, known as Collegio Infante sagres. This was under a catholic mission and many East Timor educated people have graduated from this senior high School.

The citizens of Maliana were instrumental to the Australian army between 1999 and 2001, during the UNTAET operation. Employed as "Locally Employed Civilians" by a small contingent from the 110th Signals Squadron, the people of Maliana provided domestic support, as well as local intelligence regarding the threat of Indonesian militia to the soldiers and civilian contractors working in the area.

Australian newsman Greg Shackleton and his colleagues (the "Balibo Five") filed news reports from Maliana (then in Portuguese Timor) shortly before their fateful trip to Balibo in October, 1975.^[2]

Sister cities

City of Knox, Australia

Municipality of Leichhardt, Australia

References

External links

• Maliana travel guide from Wikivoyage

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