Oecussi Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Special Administrative Region of East Timor
About Oecussi
Oecussi covers an area of814.66km(314.54sqmi). The Special Administrative Region is completely surrounded by Indonesian territory except in the north, where it borders the Savu Sea. The coastline is about 50 km long, and the land border is about 300 km. The capital is Pante Macassar (Pante Makasar, Oecussi), 281 km west of Dili. The main river is the Tono, which dries up outside of the rainy season. Beyond the Tono, the Special Administrative Region consists of a landscape with water-scarce hills ranging from 800 to 900 m in height. The highest mountain in the Special Administrative Region is Pico do Nipane (Nipane Peak) in the Pante Macassar administrative post, with a height of 1,561 m. In the west, there are remnants of rainforest. Hardwood trees such as teak can be found in Bobometo (O
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