Soe, Timor

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Soe (sometimes seen as SoE) is the administrative capital of the South Central Timor Regency, in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Soe is located on Timor Island.

It was heavily bombed in 1944 during the second world war {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article95756811 |title=ATTACK ON TIMOR. |newspaper=Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950) |location=WA |date=18 April 1944 |accessdate=17 January 2014 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article94797492 |title=ENEMY AIRSTRIPS. |newspaper=Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950) |location=WA |date=12 September 1944 |accessdate=17 January 2014 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}

Water supplies for the locality have been a problem for a considerable time, despite aid to assist with dams and other means of finding water {{Citation | author1=Hehanussa, P. E | title=Sumberdaya air di daerah Soe, Timor tengah bagian selatan | publication-date=1984 | publisher=Lembaga Geologi dan Pertambangan Nasional, Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, 1984 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/18374033 | accessdate=17 January 2014 }}

The town had a population of 40,190 at the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 41,640.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5302)

Soe can be a base for tourists for trips to other locations. Oinlasi, Boti, Niki Niki and Kapan are reachable from Soe.

It is on the route (via Kapan) to the highest mountain in West Timor Mount Mutis.

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