Cristo Rei, East Timor
Cristo Rei is a sub-district, which forms the eastern part of the East Timorese capital Dili. The name of the sub-district derives from the monumental statue of Jesus Cristo Rei, which stands on the Capa Fatu Cama at the eastern end of the Bay of Dili on Ponta Fatossídi.
Geography
The subdistrict is divided into seven Sucos: Balibar, Becora, Bidau Santana, Hera, Camea ( Kamea ) Culu Hun ( Hun Kulu ), Meti Aut. Except Meti Aut and Balibar all Sucos are defined as urban.
In Hera are the base for the Navy of East Timor and a clinic. In Becora prison in Dili lies. The private residence of former President José Ramos -Horta is Meti Aut. Here he was shot down on 11 February 2008 and seriously injured.
The beach of Cristo Rei on the Bay of Dili, the Areia Branca and its hinterland, which consists of savanna and wetlands are a wildlife refuge and Important Bird Area. On the other side of the Capa Fatu Cama is already in Suco Hera the One Dollar Beach ( also Jesus Backside Beach).
Population
In Cristo Rei 54 936 people live (2010, 2004: 43 909 ). The average age of the population is 19.7 years ( 2010, 2004: 18.3 years ). The everyday language is Tetum, but Hera and Becora Leten also the Subdialekt Lolein is next used, which is a variant of Isni. It was introduced there by immigrants from Turiscai in the 19th century. In addition, other languages are spoken in East Timor, as more and more rural residents come in search of work to Dili.
History
Hera was one of the traditional kingdoms of Timor, which were ruled by a Liurai. It appears on a list of Afonso de Castro, a former governor of Portuguese Timor, who performed 47 kingdoms in 1868.
In the district Bidau, who now splits into Bidau Santana and Bidau Lecidere ( in Nain Feto subdistrict ), settled originally on the ethnicity of the Bidau. This mixed population of Portuguese and local people from Larantuka (Flores ), Solor and Timor controlled for centuries, large parts of West Timor. Until the 1960s into it they said Português de Bidau, a Creole Portuguese. By the time they moved more and more to the standard Portuguese.
Economy
For self- care and improvement of the household budget set the inhabitants themselves in the city of small fields and gardens. 19 % of households in Cristo Rei have coconut trees, 22 % grow cassava, 24% corn, 13% vegetables, coffee and 4% 4% rice. In addition, the population supplied with fish from the sea and keep pets such as chickens and pigs. To the Capa Fatu Cama are several dive sites that are accessible to tourists.
Since November 29, 2011 at the village of Hera is an oil power plant with seven generators and 120 MW total capacity in operation, which supplies Dili and the district Liquiçá with electricity. Since 2012, the power plant will be operated in 2012 by the Finnish company Wärtsilä.