Maliana
Sign in to saveMaliana is a city in Timor-Leste, 149 kilometers southwest of Dili, the national capital. It has a population of 22,000. It is the capital of the district of Bobonaro and Maliana Subdistrict, and is located just a few kilometers from the border with Indonesia. It is also the see city of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maliana, which was formed by Pope Benedict XVI with territory taken from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dili.
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Maliana
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- 2022-02-19 Mercado Maliana.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Market of Maliana
- Settlement.image_map
- Maliana posto administrativo.png
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Administrative post and city of Maliana
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- East Timor
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- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Timor-Leste
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Municipality
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Timor-Leste
- Located in
- Bobonaro Municipality
- Population
- +15800
- Area
- +239.35
- Elevation
- +402
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
- Capital of
- Bobonaro Municipality
- Image
- 2022-02-19 Mercado Maliana.jpg
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Maliana is a city in Timor-Leste, 149 kilometers southwest of Dili, the national capital. It has a population of 22,000. It is the capital of the district of Bobonaro and Maliana Subdistrict, and is located just a few kilometers from the border with Indonesia. It is also the see city of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maliana, which was formed by Pope Benedict XVI with territory taken from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dili.
Maliana an important agriculture sector, especially rice production. The majority of Maliana's population is heavily dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods, this is because rice became the preferred staple food among many Timorese. Most of the population are farmers cultivating rice and maize. During Indonesian occupation, Maliana became a rice barn town to support other districts in East Timor, and export to other places in Western Timor of Indonesia.