Bandeira Waterfall

The Bandeira Waterfall (Portuguese: Cascata Bandeira, Tetum: Be Tuda Bandera) is a tall waterfall in the municipality of Ermera, East Timor. It forms part of a minor tributary of the Loes River.

Bandeira Waterfall
Cascata Bandeira (Portuguese) Be Tuda Bandera (Tetum)
The waterfall in 2015
Location of waterfall
Location	Baboi Craic [de], Atsabe, Ermera, East Timor
Coordinates	8°55′09″S 125°25′44″E
Watercourse	Bandeira River

Geography

The waterfall is located just to the east of the Letefoho [de]–Atsabe road near Atsabe in the Ermera municipality.^[1][2][3] The tallest waterfall in East Timor,^[2][4] it has been described as "é de registar"^[1] (transl. worth noting), and as "... an impressive sight in the wet season."^[2]

At the waterfall, the Bandeira River (Portuguese: Rio Bandeira, Tetum: Mota Bandera)^[3] flows over a vertical cliff.^[5]

The river then feeds into the Magapu River,^[6] which is a tributary of the Loes River, and, at that point, marks the border between the sucos of Baboi Leten [de] (to its north) and Baboi Craic [de] (to its south).^{[7]: 12, 13}

Economy

The waterfall has been identified as having geotourism potential,^[8] and the river as being a hydrological resource with tourism potential.^[9]

See also

• Berloi Waterfall

References

1. "Estrutura Geográfico-Económica de Timor" [Timor's Geographical-Economic Structure]. Boletim Trimestral (in Portuguese) (74): 40. 1968. ISSN 0005-4887. OCLC 2488197. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
2. "Ermera". Tourism Timor-Leste. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
3. "Mota Bandera, Ermera, Timor Leste". Mindat.org. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
4. "Welcome to Atsabe". Karst Organics. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
5. "Wonders of Timor-Leste". Wondermondo. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
6. República Democrática de Timor-Leste: Ermera [Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste: Ermera] (PDF) (Map). 1:75000 (in Portuguese). Cartography by Instituto Superior Técnico. Lisbon: Timor-Leste GIS Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
7. Município Ermera: Esboços Mapa Suco no Aldeia Timor-Leste (PDF) (in Tetum). Dili: Ministério das Finanças / Direcção Geral de Estatística / Direcção Nacional Cartografia Estatísticas. 2019. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
8. Manuel, Delio; Faria, Mafaldo Jose (October 2018). Preliminary Identification of Geotourism Potential: Tourist Zones of Eastern, Central and Western Part of Timor-Leste (Lautem, Baucau, Dili, Ainaro, Ermera and Bobonaro Municipality). 4th International Conference on Timor Leste Geological Resources Data and Information for Economic Diversification and Development. Dili: Academia.edu. pp. 4, 6.
9. Silveira, Joaquim Pereira de (July 2016). O turismo de mergulho em Timor-Leste: as potencialidades do património subaquático como motor de desenvolvimento – o caso de Díli [Diving tourism in Timor-Leste: the potential of underwater heritage as a development engine – the case of Dili] (Master of Tourism thesis) (in Portuguese). University of Porto. p. 59. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

External links

Media related to Bandeira Waterfall at Wikimedia Commons