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Betano is a village and suco in the southwest of Manufahi District, East Timor. In 2004, the suco had 4,577 👍 inhabitants. The Betano Power Station, located in the Betano suco, is the biggest electricity station in Timor by capacity. It supplies 👍 the South coast of the country with electricity.[1][2] History [ edit ] Betano was a traditional Timorese kingdom in former times. The 👍 Kingdom of We Hale with their mighty King Nai Loro Tiris HMAS Voyager became grounded at the bay at Betano after 👍 offloading the 2/4th Independent Company on 25 September 1942. The ship was blown up and scuttled after it could not 👍 be refloated. On 1 December 1942, HMAS Armidale was sunk by 13 Japanese aircraft, while attempting to evacuate Australian and 👍 Dutch soldiers and deliver a relief contingent.[3] |