Balibo
Balibo, a little town in Timor-Leste's Bobonaro district near the Indonesian border, is known internationally as the site where five Australian journalists — Greg Shackleton, Tony Stewart, Gary Cunningham, Brian Peters, and Malcolm Rennie — were killed by Indonesian forces on 16 October 1975. The 400-year-old fort from which they filmed that day has operated as a hotel since 2016, and the house where they stayed was restored by the Victorian government in 2002 as a community centre.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Nearest water from center 1.9 km1.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.3 km0.8 mi
Balibo: quick answers
Where is Balibo?
Balibo is in Timor-Leste, about 74 km46 miles in a straight line from Dili.
How do you get to Balibo?
The nearest airport is Maliana (MPT), about 1 hr 3 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Balibo?
The warmest month is November, averaging 27°C80°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 24°C75°F. The wettest month is January, with about 341 mm13.4 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Balibo?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 2 restaurants and 3 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.