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Coordinates: 8°32′S125°41′E / 8.533°S 125.683°E Coordinates: 8°32′S125°41′E / 8.533°S 125.683°E | |
Country | East Timor |
Municipality | Dili |
Seat | Becora |
Sucos | |
Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 62,848 |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (TLT) |
Cristo Rei (meaning "Christ the King" in Portuguese), officially Cristo Rei Administrative Post (Portuguese : Posto Administrativo de Cristo Rei, Tetum : Postu administrativu Cristo Rei), is an administrative post in Dili municipality, East Timor. Its population at the 2010 census was 54,936.
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Dili is the capital and largest city of East Timor. It lies on the northern coast of the island of Timor, in a small area of flat land hemmed in by mountains. The climate is tropical, with distinct wet and dry seasons. The city has served as the economic hub and chief port of what is now East Timor since its designation as the capital of Portuguese Timor in 1769. It also serves as the capital of the Dili Municipality, which includes some rural subdivisions in addition to the urban ones which make up the city itself. Dili's growing population is relatively youthful, being mostly of working age. The local language is Tetum, however residents include many internal migrants from other areas of the country.
Christ the Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot. Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida fashioned the face. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue is 30 metres (98 ft) high, excluding its 8-metre (26 ft) pedestal. The arms stretch 28 metres (92 ft) wide. It is made of reinforced concrete and soapstone. The Christ the Redeemer differs considerably from its original design. The initial plan was a large Christ with a globe in one hand and a cross in the other. Although the project organisers originally accepted the design, it later changed to the statue of today, with the arms spread out wide.
On 1 January 1868, Portugal issued postage stamps for the islands of Madeira, consisting of the current stamps of Portugal overprinted "MADEIRA". Subsequent stamps were also overprinted, through 1881.
Fazenda is a civil parish in the municipality of Lajes das Flores, on the island of Flores, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2021 was 261, in an area of 9.47 square kilometres (3.66 sq mi). This parish is the youngest in the municipality, having been de-annexed from the parish of Lajes das Flores in 1919.
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Rei or REI may refer to:
Dili Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities, formerly districts, of Timor-Leste, and includes the national capital Dili. The municipality had a population of 277,279 as of 2015, most of whom live in the capital city.
The Sanctuary of Christ the King is a Catholic monument and shrine dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ overlooking the city of Lisbon situated in Almada, in Portugal. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, after the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon visited that monument. The project was inaugurated on 17 May 1959. The giant statue was erected to express gratitude because the Portuguese were spared the direct destructive effects of World War II.
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The Cristo Rei of Dili statue is a 27.0-metre-high (88.6 ft) colossal statue of Jesus Christ situated atop a globe at Cape Fatucama in Dili, East Timor. It is one of East Timor's main tourist attractions.
The Church of the Miserícordia de Valadares, or Church of Mercy/Charity of Valadares, is a 17th–18th-century Portuguese church located in the civil parish of Valadares, municipality of Monção in continental Portugal. The church was classified as Property of Public Interest in 1961.
Cristo Rei means Christ the King in Portuguese. It may refer to:
The Christ the King statue is a Catholic monument and shrine overlooking the city of Lubango in the South of Angola. It was inspired by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), as one of only four in the world. This 30-metre-high (98 ft) white marble statue was built in 1957.
The Christ the King statue also known as the Sacred Heart statue, is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Garajau, Madeira.
Bidau Santana is a suco in Cristo Rei Administrative Post, Dili Municipality, East Timor. The administrative area covers an area of 1.84 square kilometres and at the time of the 2015 census it had a population of 6,482 people.
Cristo Rei Beach is a public beach facing the Bay of Dili in the suco of Metiaut, East Timor.
Jesus Backside Beach or Dolok Oan Beach is a public beach located in the suco of Hera, a short distance north east of Dili, East Timor. The beach forms part of the south shore of Wetar Strait, immediately to the east of Cape Fatucama.
Areia Branca Beach is a public beach on the north eastern shore of the Bay of Dili, in the suco of Metiaut, East Timor. It is very popular with both local residents and tourists.
Cape Fatucama is a cape or large headland a short distance north east of Dili, on the north coast of East Timor. It is best known as the site of the Cristo Rei of Dili, a colossal statue of Jesus Christ.