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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox settlement | name = West Timor | official_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = {{lang|id|Timor Barat}}<br>Dutch Timor<br>Indonesian Timor | settlement_type = [[Region]] | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | flag_alt = | flag_border = | flag_link = | image_seal = | seal_size = | seal_alt = | seal_link = | seal_type = | image_shield = | shield_size = | shield_alt = | shield_link = | image_blank_emblem = | blank_emblem_type = | blank_emblem_size = | blank_emblem_alt = | blank_emblem_link = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | anthem = <!-- maps and coordinates --> | image_map = Timor-map.png | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of West Timor (orange) in Timor Island | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = | pushpin_map = <!-- name of a location map as per Template:Location_map --> | pushpin_label_position = <!-- position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> | pushpin_label = <!-- only necessary if "name" or "official_name" are too long --> | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | grid_name = <!-- name of a regional grid system --> | grid_position = <!-- position on the regional grid system --> <!-- location -->| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{INA}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|East Nusa Tenggara}} | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = <!-- etc., subdivision_type6 / subdivision_name6 --> <!-- established -->| established_title = <!-- Founded --> | established_date = | established_title1 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> | established_date1 = | established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | established_title4 = | established_date4 = | established_title5 = | established_date5 = | established_title6 = | established_date6 = | established_title7 = | established_date7 = | extinct_title = | extinct_date = | founder = | named_for = <!-- seat, smaller parts --> | seat_type = Largest city | seat = [[Kupang]] | seat1_type = | seat1 = | parts_type = Regencies | parts_style = para | p1 = [[Belu Regency]] | p2 = [[Kupang Regency]] | p3 = [[Malaka Regency]] | p4 = [[North Central Timor Regency]] | p5 = [[South Central Timor Regency]] <!-- etc., up to p50: for separate parts to be listed--> <!-- government type, leaders -->| government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = <!-- add (no-break space) to disable automatic links --> | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = <!-- etc., up to leader_title4 / leader_name4 --> <!-- display settings -->| total_type = <!-- to set a non-standard label for total area and population rows --> | unit_pref = <!-- enter: Imperial, to display imperial before metric --> <!-- area -->| area_footnotes = <ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2024">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.53)</ref>{{efn|name=area|The area of West Timor is 14,513 square kilometers excluding the offshore islands.}} | area_magnitude = <!-- use only to set a special wikilink --> | dunam_link = <!-- If dunams are used, this specifies which dunam to link. --> | area_total_km2 = 14513.03 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_rural_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | area_rural_km2 = | area_rural_sq_mi = | area_metro_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank1_sq_mi = | area_blank2_title = | area_blank2_km2 = | area_blank2_sq_mi = | area_note = <!-- dimensions --> | dimensions_footnotes = | length_km = | length_mi = | width_km = | width_mi = <!-- elevation --> | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 2427 | elevation_ft = | elevation_point = <br>[[Mount Mutis]] | elevation_max_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_ft = | elevation_max_point = <!-- for denoting the measurement point --> | elevation_max_rank = | elevation_min_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | elevation_min_m = | elevation_min_ft = | elevation_min_point = <!-- for denoting the measurement point --> | elevation_min_rank = <!-- population --> | population_as_of = mid 2023 estimate | population_footnotes = <ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2024">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.53)</ref> | population_total = 2011269 | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = | population_urban_footnotes = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | population_rural_footnotes = | population_rural = | population_density_rural_km2 = | population_density_rural_sq_mi = | population_metro_footnotes = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_density = | population_density_rank = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | population_blank2_title = | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank2_km2 = | population_density_blank2_sq_mi = | population_demonym = <!-- demonym, e.g. Liverpudlian for someone from Liverpool --> | population_note = <!-- demographics (section 1) --> | demographics_type1 = | demographics1_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | demographics1_title1 = | demographics1_info1 = <!-- etc., up to demographics1_title5 / demographics1_info5 --> <!-- demographics (section 2) -->| demographics_type2 = | demographics2_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> | demographics2_title1 = | demographics2_info1 = <!-- etc., up to demographics2_title5 / demographics2_info5 --> <!-- time zone(s) -->| timezone1 = [[Time in Indonesia|Central Indonesia Time]] | utc_offset1 = +8 | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | timezone2 = | utc_offset2 = | timezone2_DST = | utc_offset2_DST = <!-- postal codes, area code --> | postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP Code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal_code = | postal2_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP Code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal2_code = | area_code_type = <!-- defaults to: Area code(s) --> | area_code = (62)3xx | geocode = | iso_code = | registration_plate_type = [[Vehicle registration plates of Indonesia|Vehicle sign]] | registration_plate = [[Vehicle registration plates of Indonesia|DH]] <!-- blank fields (section 1) -->| blank_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] | blank_info_sec1 = {{increase}} 0.631 ({{fontcolor|orange|Medium}}) | blank1_name_sec1 = | blank1_info_sec1 = | blank2_name_sec1 = | blank2_info_sec1 = | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | blank1_name_sec2 = | blank1_info_sec2 = | blank2_name_sec2 = | blank2_info_sec2 = <!-- etc., up to blank7_name_sec2 / blank7_info_sec2 --> <!-- website, footnotes -->| website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | footnotes = }} '''West Timor''' ({{langx|id|Timor Barat}}) is an area covering the western part of the island of [[Timor]], except for the district of [[Oecussi-Ambeno]] (an [[Timor-Leste|East Timorese]] [[exclave]]). Administratively, West Timor is part of [[East Nusa Tenggara]] Province, [[Indonesia]]. The capital as well as its main port is [[Kupang]]. During the colonial period, the area was named '''Dutch Timor''' and was a centre of Dutch loyalists during the [[Indonesian National Revolution]] (1945β1949).<ref>{{Citation | author1=Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical Section | title=Dutch Timor and the Lesser Sunda Islands | publication-date=1920 | publisher=H.M.S.O | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/6111822 | access-date=17 January 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Area study of Dutch Timor, Netherlands East Indies |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/6610368 |publication-date=1943 |series=Terrain Study No. 70 |publisher=Allied Geographical Section |access-date=17 January 2014 |hdl=1959.1/1180950 |hdl-access=free}}</ref> From 1949 to 1975 it was named '''Indonesian Timor'''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110630384 |title=Political refugees 'flock' to Indonesian Timor. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=25 February 1975 |access-date=17 January 2014 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110656705 |title=10,000 waiting to go' to Indonesian Timor. |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=4 September 1975 |access-date=17 January 2014 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><!-- no ref, "Timor" is known as island name, not "east". Its name is an [[oxymoron]] in [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]: ''Timor'' means "East", thus the local name ''Timor Barat'' (West Timor) is literally "West East" (in Indonesian nouns come before the adjectives that modify them).--> The total area of West Timor is {{convert|14513.03|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, including offshore islands. The highest peaks are [[Mount Mutis]], {{convert|2,427|m|ft|sp=us|0}} above sea level, and Mount Lakaan, {{convert|1,600|m|ft|sp=us|0}} above sea level. The main languages of West Timor are [[Dawan language|Dawan]], Marae and [[Tetum language|Tetun]], as well as several other languages, such as [[Kemak language|Kemak]], [[Bunak language|Bunak]] and [[Helong language|Helong]], are also used in [[Timor-Leste]]. The other three languages which are only used in the local area of the Austronesian language group from the Fabron branches are Ndao, Rote and Sabu. The most populous cities and towns are [[Kupang City]] with 466,632 inhabitants according to the official estimates for mid 2023, [[Atambua]] Town with 85,838 inhabitants, [[Kefamenanu]] Town with 49,589 inhabitants, [[Soe, Timor|Soe Town]] with 41,640 inhabitants, and [[Betun, Indonesia|Betun Town]] with 41,631 inhabitants.<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2024">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.53)</ref>
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