Timor-Leste population on internal migration, in the analysis of direction, flow, pathways, boundaries, and international procedures

¹ Population Studies, Post Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia.
² Migration and Population Development, Post Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia.
³ Geography and Population Development, Post Graduate Post Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia.

^* Corresponding author: endangvong@gmail.com

Abstract

This study aims to analyze and evaluate internal migration in the population of the country of Timor-Leste based on Ravenstain’s theory (1885) and Lee (1966) on types of internal migration with respect push to pull and factors and defining the flow, direction, path and boundaries of internal migration in municipal in the country of Timor-Leste. This study uses a quantitative approach, using the concept of lifetime migration and inter-municipal displacement. The analysis of cross tabulation between the place of birth and the place of registration at the time of the CPH-TL2015 has resulted internal migration of population of Timor-Leste first type. This research uses CSpro, and Excel, and GIS analysis tools with the amount of population internal migration is the percentage of migration rates. The results of this study have produced first type internal migration of Timor-Leste, specific forms of internal migration such as residents who have carried out lifetime migration internal with direction and flow through international boundaries and procedures.The geographic position each municipality and special for municipality of Oe-cusse as an enclave is particularly important and significantly new type of internal migration.