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Baucau Destination Guide
Touring Baucau in East Timor
Baucau in the region of East Timor (general) is a city located in East Timor - some 61 mi or ( 98 km ) East of Dili , the country's capital city .
Time in Baucau is now 10:26 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Dili " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Venilale, Popnam, Ossuala, Lasehao, and Laga. Being here already, consider visiting Venilale . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Baucau ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Gariuai MHPP East Timor
Mini hydroelectric power plant in Gariuai, Baucau, East Timor (Timor-Leste), opened 10 Nov 2008. Principles for hydropower generation. Tetum with English subtext. Produced by Basil Rolandsen / Bouvet ..
Timor Leste, ... Com, here we come
A roadtrip from Dili to Com in the far east of East Timor. Our goal was to explore the diving in this area. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Baucau
Baucau is the second-largest city in East Timor, after Dili, the capital, which lies 122 km east of Dili. Baucau has about 16,000 inhabitants, and is the capital of Baucau, located in the eastern part of the country. In the times of Portuguese Timor, Baucau was called Vila Salazar, after the Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar.
Located at -8.47 126.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Baucau Airport
Baucau Airport, former Cakung Airport, is an unattended airport located 6.5 km west of Baucau, a city in East Timor (Timor-Leste). Under Portuguese rule, Baucau Airport, which has a much longer runway than Dili's Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport was used for international flights, including those of Trans Australia Airlines from Australia. Following the Indonesian invasion in 1975, this was taken over by the Indonesian military and closed to civilian traffic.
Located at -8.49 126.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Seiçal River
The Seiçal River (Seisal, Seical) is a major river in northern East Timor. The river is the site of two irrigation schemes in the Baucau District, the Seiçal Up and the Seiçal Down.
Located at -8.49 126.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Macadai de Baixo
Macadai de Baixo is a village in Timor-Leste.
Located at -8.48 126.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Laga, East Timor
Laga (East Timor) is a city and subdistrict in Baucau District, East Timor.
Located at -8.47 126.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.