Where Is Timor? The Island Shared by Indonesia and East Timor

Where Is Timor? The Island Shared by Indonesia and East Timor

Timor is an island in the Malay Archipelago, at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, north of Australia (Timor Sea).

Political Division

West East
Indonesia – Province of East Nusa Tenggara (capital: Kupang) East Timor (Timor-Leste) – Independent nation since 2002 (capital: Dili)
Area: ~15,000 km² Area: ~14,900 km²
Population: ~2.1M (2020) Population: ~1.3M (2020)

Key Points

  • The border roughly follows the colonial divide: Portuguese Timor (east) vs. Dutch East Indies (west).
  • East Timor’s independence (1999 referendum, 2002 sovereignty) followed 24 years of Indonesian occupation.
  • “Timi” is not a standard place name; the question likely refers to the island Timor.

So: Timor is one island, two countries—Indonesia (west) and East Timor (east).

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