Soe, Timor

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Soe (Indonesia)
Coordinates: Coordinates: 9°52′S124°17′E / 9.867°S 124.283°E / -9.867; 124.283
Country Indonesia
Region Lesser Sunda Islands
Province East Nusa Tenggara
Territory West Timor
Regency South Central Timor
Area
  Total10.84 sq mi (28.08 km2)
Elevation
2,600 ft (800 m)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
  Total40,840
  Density3,800/sq mi (1,500/km2)
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Time zone UTC+8 (CIT)

Soe (sometimes seen as SoE) is the administrative capital of the South Central Timor Regency, in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Soe is located on Timor Island.

It was heavily bombed in 1944 during the second world war [2] [3]

Water supplies for the locality have been a problem for a considerable time, despite aid to assist with dams and other means of finding water [4]

The town had a population of 40,190 at the 2020 Census, [5] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 40,840. [6]

Soe can be a base for tourists for trips to other locations. Oinlasi, Boti, Niki Niki and Kapan are reachable from Soe.

It is on the route (via Kapan) to the highest mountain in West Timor Mount Mutis.

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