Timor and Dependencies Residency
| Residency of Timor and Dependencies | |||||||||||
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| 1819-1949 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Koepang | ||||||||||
| • Type | Colonial Administration | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Separation From Molucas Governorate | 1819 | ||||||||||
• Occupation by the Japanese | 1943 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1949 | ||||||||||
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The Timor and Dependencies Residency (Dutch: Residentie Timor en Onderhoorigheden; Indonesian: Karesidenan Timor dan Kepulauannya) was an administrative subdivision (Residency) of the Dutch East Indies located in the Eastern half of Lesser Sunda Islands east of Lombok, it was separated in 1819 from the Governorate of Moluccas (Gouvernement der Molukken. Its capital was at Kupang.