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Atambua is seat capital of Belu Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The town stretches as far as 8.5 km from North to South and 5 km from East to West, and is located in the north of the western half of Timor Island. The town is located at an altitude of about 350 m above sea level with temperatures ranging between 25-37 degrees Celsius making this area feel quite warm. In September 1999, 250,000 refugees arrived here from East Timor, after their vote for independence and the following violence. As late as 2002 there was an estimated 60,000 refugees left in camps.〔(East Timor's refugees head home, BBC April 11, 2002 )〕 The town is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Atambua. The Diocese's population is over 95% Catholic, among the highest percentages of Catholics in all of Indonesia. == Schools == There are many schools in Atambua, which are: * Atambua Catholic Elementary School no. 1 (SDK Atambua 1) * Atambua Catholic Elementary School no. 2 (SDK Atambua 2) * Atambua Protestantism Elementary School no. 3 (SD Gmit Atambua 3) * Atambua 1st Junior High School (SMP Negeri 1 Atambua) * Atambua 2nd Junior High School (SMP Negeri 2 Atambua) * Atambua 3rd Junior High School (SMP Negeri 3 Atambua) * Atambua 1st Senior High School (SMA Negeri 1 Atambua) * Atambua 2nd Senior High School (SMA Negeri 2 Atambua) * Atambua 1st Vocational High School (SMK Negeri 1 Atambua) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Atambua」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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