Betano
Betano is a village and suco in the southwest of Manufahi District, East Timor. In 2004, the suco had 4,577 inhabitants.
Betano | |
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  Betano Location in East Timor | |
| Coordinates: 9°9′52″S 125°43′30″E | |
| Country |  Timor-Leste |
| District | Manufahi District |
| Subdistrict | Same |
| Suco | Betano |
| Climate | Aw |
The Betano Power Station, located in the Betano suco, is the biggest electricity station in Timor by capacity. It supplies the South coast of the country with electricity.[1][2]
History
Betano was a traditional Timorese kingdom in former times. The Kingdom of We Hale with their mighty King Nai Loro Tiris
HMAS Voyager became grounded at the bay at Betano after offloading the 2/4th Independent Company on 25 September 1942. The ship was blown up and scuttled after it could not be refloated. On 1 December 1942, HMAS Armidale was sunk by 13 Japanese aircraft, while attempting to evacuate Australian and Dutch soldiers and deliver a relief contingent.[3]
Notes
- "East Timor has electricity across almost its entire territory". Macauhub. 21 August 2013.
- "Timor-Leste thermal power stations managed and maintained by Finnish group". Macauhub. 12 October 2017.
- David Stevens et al., 2001, The Royal Australian Navy, opposite p. 112
References
- Stevens, David; Sears, Jason; Goldrick, James; Cooper, Alastair; Jones, Peter; Spurling, Kathryn (2001). Stevens, David (ed.). The Royal Australian Navy. The Australian Centenary History of Defence (vol III). South Melbourne, VIC: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-554116-2.