Global Sourcebook for International Data Management
by Graham Rhind
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East Timor
Global Sourcebook | Index | PropertiesEast Timor was invaded and annexed by Indonesia in 1975. Indonesia granted independence to the province in 1999 after a referendum result in favour of independence, and it became fully independent on 20th May 2002.
For supplementary information, see links to post office home pages here , to postal code pages here
and to other personal name and addressing issues pages here
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East Timor - Country information
Local short name form
Official name
Area
Population
Capital
Currency
International telephone access code
ISO 3166 country codes
Car nationality plate code
Internet country code
GRC Country Code
East Timor - Number format
Note: This section last updated 13th April 2021
1 234,45
(where , indicates the decimal separator and a space the thousands separator).
East Timor - Date and time formats
East Timor - Languages
Tetum Prasa (50 000 speakers) and Portuguese
are the official languages of East Timor. A further 17 languages are spoken, the most important being Bunak
(50 000 speakers), Galoli
(50 000 speakers), Kemak
(50 000 speakers), Makasae
(70 000 speakers), Mambae
(80 000 speakers) and Tukudede
(50 000 speakers).
East Timor - Example address formats
Note: This section last updated 26th June 2021
Addresses are generally written in Portuguese and may include a district within Dili. Many addresses do not include a building number. A telephone number may be found written within the address block.
A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired
East Timor - Post office box
This may be found as Case Postale or Kotak Pos.
East Timor - Postal codes
Note: This section last updated 26th June 2021
East Timor has no postal code system.
There a reports of a system being introduced, with each code having the format:
[TL]99999
The first two digits indicate a region, the third an office type and the final two a delivery code. It is being written to the right of the city name. As yet, we do not have confirmation that this system has been implemented.
East Timor - Postal code format graphic
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East Timor - Postal code format
East Timor - Postal code specifics
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East Timor - Postal code regular expression
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East Timor - Postal code level of coverage
East Timor - Postal code map
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East Timor - Administrative districts
Note: This section last updated 9th January 2022
East Timor has 13 municipalities and 1 special administrative region, shown in the list below with an asterisk. They are:
Aileu
Ainaro
Atauro
Baucau
Bobonaro
Cova Lima
Dili
Ermera
Lautém
Liquiçá
Manatuto
Manufahi
Oe-Cusse Ambeno *
Viqueque
Administrative districts graphic
Telephone numbers in East Timor
Note: This section last updated 31st July 2012
East Timorean numbers have no area codes. Subscriber numbers have 7 or 8 digits. Mobile numbers commence with 72-78.
Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm
References
- ^ citypopulation.de/en/timor/admin/
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