Fatuhada

Fatuhada (formerly: Beira Mar) ^[1] is a Suco ("village") in East Timor under the Administrative Post Dom Aleixo Administrative Post in Dili Municipality, within the capital city Dili.

Geography

Fatuhada lies on the banks of the Bay of Dili, to the West of the city centre of Dili, in the Northeast part of Dom Aleixo. It is surrounded by the Suco Kampung Alor to the East, Bairro Pite to the South, Comoro to the Southwest, and Bebonuk to the West. ^{[2] [3]} Fatuhada has an area of 1.24 square kilometres.

The Suco is divided into five Aldeias ("communities"), namely Zero I, Zero II, Zero III, Zero IV und Zero V. ^{[2] [4]} In the Northwest is the city district of Mataruak, in the West Markoni, in the Southwest Lurumata, in the South Bedik and in the Southeast Fatuhada. ^[2]

The Foreign Ministry and the Embassy of the United States are located in Fatuhada. Several schools are located in Fatuhada, namely the primary school Escola Primaria Fatuhada, Dili International School (DIS), the private QSI International School, Escola Pre-Secondario 10 de Setembro, and Escola Secondario 10 de Setembro. The party headquarters of FRETILIN are located next to the latter schools. ^[2]

Residents

As of 2022, there are 18,541 residents, of which 9,312 are men and 9,229 are women. The entire population of the Suco live in an urban environment. There are 3,372 households. ^[5] 93% of the residents reported Tetum Prasa as their mother tongue. Minority languages spoken there are Rahesuk, Naueti, Makasae, Sa'ani, Makalero, Fataluku and Baikeno. ^[6]

Politics

In the local elections of 2004/2005, Justino M. G. Leite was elected as the chief of the Suco.^{[ citation needed ]} Marcelino Soares won the 2009 election; ^[7] he was re-elected in 2016. ^{[8] [9]}

History

Fire at the market of Comoro (2021)

The Market of Comoro (Portuguese: Mercado Comoro) was formerly located on the Rua de Manu Aman, in the Aldeia Zero III (Lurumata district), in the West of Fatuhada. During the 2006 East Timorese crisis, there was a clash between gangs at the market that was quelled by 100 international police and Australian soldiers. ^[10]

The market was moved to Manleuana in 2012, ^[11] and residential houses were built on the site. During the night of 29 July 2021, there was a large fire that destroyed 400 houses. ^[12]

References

1. "Timor-Leste: Poverty in a Young Nation" (PDF). November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2010.
2. "Município Dili: Esboços Mapa Suco no Aldeia" (PDF). Direcção Nacional Cartografia Estatística. 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2020.
3. "Timor Leste GIS Portal". Archived from the original on 30 June 2007.
4. "Jornal da República" (PDF). 16 September 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2010.
5. Fernades, Francelino L. F. (2023-05-18). "Main Report Timor-Leste Population and Housing Census 2022". INETL, I.P. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
6. "Sensus Fo Fila Fali: Fatuhada, Distritu Dili" (PDF). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2014.
7. "Eleições para Liderança Comunitária 2009 - Resultados". 2009. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012.
8. Xefe Suku Fatuhada Lamenta ho Sistema husi Ministerio Administração Estatal , retrieved 2023-08-27
9. "Jornal da República" (PDF). 2 December 2016.
10. "Diggers quell riot as torsos found – Mission & Justice". 2016-01-02. Archived from the original on 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
11. "Comoro market vendors moved to Manleuana marketplace" . Retrieved 2023-08-27.
12. "Primeiru-Ministru Taur Matan Ruak manifesta solidariedade ba komunidade Eis Merkadu Komoro ne'ebé afetadu hosi inséndiu ohin madrugada « Governu Timor-Leste". timor-leste.gov.tl. Retrieved 2023-08-27.