Taruik Oesega

Information

Elevation

70 m

Country

Indonesia (ID)

Location / Range

Pulau Timor bagian timur (dekat Atambua, Belu), Nusa Tenggara Timur

Mountain type

Bukit rendah di Pulau Timor (data gazetir GEOnet)

Volcanic?

No (non-volcanic)

Coordinates

-9.0981, 124.7717

Hazards

Medan terpencil tanpa jalur resmi; data pendakian tidak terdokumentasi

Description

Taruik Oesega is a low hill on the island of Timor, in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia, standing about 70 m above sea level and rising only some 24 m above the surrounding terrain. According to the GEOnet gazetteer, the land to the northwest is relatively flat while the southeast is hilly. The nearest sizeable town is Atambua, about 13.3 km to the east, placing the hill in eastern West Timor within Belu Regency, not far from the Timor-Leste border; the nearest higher summit is Taruik Tuntuni (~711 m) about 8.9 km to the east. Note: information on Taruik Oesega is very limited—sourced only from global geographic databases (GeoNames/GEOnet) and Wikidata, with no documented route, history, or protected-area status. The summary is confined to verifiable location, elevation, and terrain data.