Oecusse

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Oecusse, also known as Oecusse-Ambeno (Portuguese: Oé-Cusse Ambeno; Tetun: Oecussi Ambeno) and formerly just Ambeno, is a municipality (formerly a district) and the only Special Administrative Region (SAR) of Timor-Leste. Located on the north coast of the western portion of Timor Island, Oecusse is a semi-exclave, separated from the rest of Timor-Leste by West Timor, which is part of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara. West Timor surrounds Oecusse on all sides except the north, where the semi-exclave faces the Savu Sea. The capital of Oecusse is Pante Macassar, also called Oecussi Town, or formerly, in Portuguese Timor, Vila Taveiro. Originally Ambeno was the name of the former district and Oecussi its capital.

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