Oecusse is the traditional name of Pante Macassar, the present day capital of the special administrative region, and its environs.

Investing in Oecusse offers a unique opprtunity to be part of the Timor-Leste’s most ambitious development project. With its strategic location, government-backed incentives; Oecusse is set to become a thriving hub for international business, technology and innovation.

In 1959 when Portugal and the Netherlands divided Timor Island under the Treaty of Lisbon, Oecusse-Ambeno remained with the Portuguese section, now known as Timor-Leste. The laid back town of Pante Macassar is fronted by a grey sand beach and is overlooked by striking mountain peaks.

Oecusse-Ambeno, a quiet and scenic exclave in Timor-Leste, is worth every moment of your time. It’s the least visited territory (exclave) of the least visited country of Asia! Picture yourself surrounded by rugged coastal cliffs and desert beaches that feel almost untouched.

Oecusse Airport (IATA: OEC, ICAO: WPOC), officially Oecusse Route of the Sandalwood International Airport (Portuguese: Aeroporto Internacional Oé-cusse Ambeno Rota do Sândalo, Tetum: Aeroportu Internasional Oé-Cusse Ambeno Rota do Sândalo), and formerly Palaban Airport, is an international airport serving Pante Macassar, the capital city of ...

Aug 21, 2018 · Oecusse (or Oecussi or Okusi or Oe-Cusse or Oecussi-Ambeno) is an East Timorese enclave on Indonesian West Timor with a population of about 70,000 on 814 km². It seems surprising that through the centuries it has remained part of Timor-Leste rather than falling to whoever ruled West Timor.

Oecusse is a Special Administrative Region of East Timor. [1] The capital is Pante Macassar. Oecusse is separated from the rest of East Timor by West Timor. The province of Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia surrounds Oecusse in all directions except the …

Based on Decree-law no 5/2015, article 3o Government of Timor-Leste created the Special Administrative Region (SAR) and established the Special Zone of Social Market Economy (ZEESM) in Oé-Cusse district (an enclave nestled within the Western Timor province of Indonesia and with a population of 80,726).UNDP’s support to Oé-Cusse ZEESM is to transform the lives of the people of Oé-Cusse ...

Oecusse, the western coastal exclave of Timor-Leste, is surrounded by Indonesia from three sides. Getting here represents the ultimate adventure. It can be reached by a flight or a ferry from the capital Dili, or by land through the Indonesian West Timor. But due to its isolation, it is easily overlooked and receives only a small portion of ...

Apr 29, 2016 · The Oecusse-Ambeno enclave of Timor has persisted as a geographically distinct zone under Portuguese governance for over three centuries, enduring repeated efforts to undo its enclave status. This article analyses the confluence of economic, religious, and political elements that brought and kept Oecusse within Portuguese rule on Timor.