After the woman had given the warriors the water they had asked for, they cut off her arm, on which she had been wearing a bracelet.

[5] According to another tradition, a queen of the kingdom of Luka gave a bracelet to Viqueque as an heirloom, and today the municipality is named after it.

It borders the municipalities of Baucau to the north, Lautém to the east, and Manatuto to the west.

On the south coast, the people report both myths and possible occurrences of crocodiles.

In the east part of the municipality live speakers of the Papuan language Makasae.