Fatuleu
Fatuleu is a district in Kupang Regency in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara. It is located in West Timor about northeast of the city of Kupang on the highway to Soe. It is named after the mountain of Fatuleu, a local landmark located in the neighbouring district of. Its headquarters are located in the village of Camplong, formerly known as Tjamplong.
Geography
The district of Fatuleu is located in the hilly interior of West Timor. It borders the districts of to the northeast, to the northwest, to the west, to the south, and to the southeast. The Mina River separates the easternmost portion of Fatuleu from the districts of and in South Central Timor Regency. Fatuleu has a tropical savanna climate with the rainy season typically lasting from November to March. Camplong Nature Recreation Park protects of temperate forest within the district.History
In the 19th century, the territory of what is now Fatuleu belonged to the realm of Sonbai Besar. After invading the Sonbai stronghold of Kauniki in late 1905 and capturing the final Sonbai ruler in February 1906, the Dutch established the landschap of Fatuleu in 1912, which united the five communities of Takaib, Manubait, Benu, Tefnai, and Kauniki.After Indonesian independence, Fatuleu became part of Kupang Regency when it was established in 1958. The district of Fatuleu attained its present borders in 2005, when the subdistricts of Nuataus and Poto were split off to form the district of , and Nonbaun, Nunsaen and Oelbiteno were split off to form the district of Fatuleu Tengah.