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'''Cova Lima''' ({{Lang-pt|Município Cova Lima}}, {{Lang-tet|Munisípiu Kovalima}}) is a [[municipalities of East Timor|municipality]] of [[East Timor]], in the Southwest part of the country. It has a population of 59,455 (Census 2010) and an area of 1,230 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/FOS-May-2014-WEB.pdf |title=Friends of Suai/Covalima |publisher=City of Port Phillip |date=May 2014 |accessdate=2017-02-22}}</ref> The capital of the municipality is [[Suai, East Timor|Suai]], which lies 136 km from Dili, the national capital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/E29454_11__Friends_of_Suai_Strategic_Plan_2010-_2020.pdf |title=Friends of Suai: Strategic Plan: 2010 to 2020 |publisher=City of Port Phillip |accessdate=2017-02-22}}</ref> |
'''Cova Lima''' ({{Lang-pt|Município Cova Lima}}, {{Lang-tet|Munisípiu Kovalima}}) is a [[municipalities of East Timor|municipality]] of [[East Timor]], in the Southwest part of the country. It has a population of 59,455 (Census 2010) and an area of 1,230 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/FOS-May-2014-WEB.pdf |title=Friends of Suai/Covalima |publisher=City of Port Phillip |date=May 2014 |accessdate=2017-02-22}}</ref> The capital of the municipality is [[Suai, East Timor|Suai]], which lies 136 km from Dili, the national capital.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/E29454_11__Friends_of_Suai_Strategic_Plan_2010-_2020.pdf |title=Friends of Suai: Strategic Plan: 2010 to 2020 |publisher=City of Port Phillip |accessdate=2017-02-22}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | There are two different explanations for the municipality's name. First, it could be derived from ''koba'' (a basket used for ritual acts) and ''lima'', the Tetum word for 'five'. The combination represents the five mythical daughters of the [[Liurai]] (traditional title of a Timorese ruler) of [[Fohorem|Fohorem Nutetu]].<!-- In {{ill|Dato Tolu|de}} (in the [[Fohorem|Fohorem Administrative Post]]) there are five stones in a [[Areca nut|betel nut]] grove representing the five daughters.--><ref name="district profile">{{cite report |date=April 2002 |title=District Profile Covalima |url=http://www.estatal.gov.tl/Documents/District_Development_Plans_and_Profiles/Covalima/Covalima_District_Profile_eng.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173145/http://www.estatal.gov.tl/Documents/District%20Development%20Plans%20and%20Profiles/Covalima/Covalima%20District%20Profile_eng.pdf |archive-date=14 October 2013 |publisher= |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref>{{rp|5}} |
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According to a second explanation, the name is said to be a Portuguese approximation of the words ''kaua lima'' or [[portmanteau]] ''Kaualima'', which means 'five crows' in Tetum.<ref name="hull 2006-06">{{cite journal |last1=Hull |first1=Geoffrey |authorlink1=Geoffrey Hull |title=The placenames of East Timor |journal=Placenames Australia: Newsletter of the Australian National Placenames Survey |date=June 2006 |pages=6–7, at 7 |url=http://www.anps.org.au/upload/June_2006.pdf |accessdate=25 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713140153/http://www.anps.org.au/upload/June_2006.pdf |archive-date=13 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="morris 1984">{{cite book |last1=Morris |first1=Cliff |title=Tetun - English Dictionary |series=Pacific Linguistics Series C - No. 83 |date=1984 |publisher=Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, [[Australian National University]] |location=Canberra |isbn=0858833085 |pages=104, 131 |url=https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/146599/1/PL-C83.pdf}}</ref> |
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* {{cite book |last1=Barrkman|first1=Joanna |title=The Textiles of Covalima, Timor-Leste |date=2014 |publisher=Governo de Timor-Leste |location=Dili |isbn=9789898726261 |url=https://issuu.com/incidentaldoc/docs/covalima_textiles_english_copy |accessdate=26 October 2018}} |
* {{cite book |last1=Barrkman|first1=Joanna |title=The Textiles of Covalima, Timor-Leste |date=2014 |publisher=Governo de Timor-Leste |location=Dili |isbn=9789898726261 |url=https://issuu.com/incidentaldoc/docs/covalima_textiles_english_copy |accessdate=26 October 2018}} |
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Cova Lima | |
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 Mountain area in Cova Lima | |
 Map of the Municipality | |
 Map of East Timor highlighting the Municipality | |
| Coordinates: 9°19′S 125°15′E / 9.317°S 125.250°E | |
| Country |  East Timor |
| Capital | Suai |
| Administrative posts | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,198.6 km2 (462.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 65,301 |
| • Rank | 9th |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 9th |
| Households (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 12,564 |
| • Rank | 8th |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (TLT) |
| ISO 3166 code | TL-CO |
| HDI (2017) | 0.618[1] medium · 3rd |
Cova Lima (Portuguese: Município Cova Lima, Tetum: Munisípiu Kovalima) is a municipality of East Timor, in the Southwest part of the country. It has a population of 59,455 (Census 2010) and an area of 1,230 km2.[2] The capital of the municipality is Suai, which lies 136 km from Dili, the national capital.[3]
Etymology
There are two different explanations for the municipality's name. First, it could be derived from koba (a basket used for ritual acts) and lima, the Tetum word for 'five'. The combination represents the five mythical daughters of the Liurai (traditional title of a Timorese ruler) of Fohorem Nutetu.[4]: 5
According to a second explanation, the name is said to be a Portuguese approximation of the words kaua lima or portmanteau Kaualima, which means 'five crows' in Tetum.[5][6]
Geography
Cova Lima borders the Timor Sea to the south, the municipalities of Bobonaro to the north, Ainaro to the east, and the Indonesian province of Nusa Tenggara Timur to the west.
Administrative posts
The administrative posts of Cova Lima are Fatululic, Fatumean, Fohorem, Zumalai, Maucatar, Suai, and Tilomar.[7]
References
Notes
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Friends of Suai/Covalima" (PDF). City of Port Phillip. May 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Friends of Suai: Strategic Plan: 2010 to 2020" (PDF). City of Port Phillip. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ District Profile Covalima (PDF) (Report). April 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Hull, Geoffrey (June 2006). "The placenames of East Timor" (PDF). Placenames Australia: Newsletter of the Australian National Placenames Survey: 6–7, at 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ Morris, Cliff (1984). Tetun - English Dictionary (PDF). Pacific Linguistics Series C - No. 83. Canberra: Department of Linguistics, Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University. pp. 104, 131. ISBN 0858833085.
- ^ Gunn, Geoffrey C (2011). Historical Dictionary of East Timor. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 67. ISBN 9780810867543.
Bibliography
- Barrkman, Joanna (2014). The Textiles of Covalima, Timor-Leste. Dili: Governo de Timor-Leste. ISBN 9789898726261. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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