Timorese in Malaysia
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (hundreds) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sabah | |
| Languages | |
| Malay, Indonesian, Tetum and Portuguese | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, Protestant, Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Demographics of East Timor, other ethnic groups in Indonesia |
The Timorese Malaysians or Florenese Malaysians consists of people of full or partial Timorese descent who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia. Timorese in Malaysia consist mainly of Timorese resident from the Indonesian West Timor as well as recent migrants from East Timor. Most of the Timor has come since the occupation of East Timor by Indonesia. Most of these Timorese are mainly reside in the state of Sabah especially on the east coast area of Tawau Division with some of them had intermarried with the local peoples.
Since the independence of East Timor from Indonesia, the first President of East Timor Xanana Gusmão has paid a visit to the state of Sabah on a working visit and to see the Timorese communities there.
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