Municipalities of East Timor facts for kids
East Timor is divided into 14 municipalities (Portuguese: municípios, Tetum: munisípiu), which are former districts. One municipality is also a Special Administrative Region (SAR). The municipalities are divided into administrative posts (former subdistricts), and further subdivided into sucos (villages). Atauro Island was initially a part of Dili Municipality, but became a separate municipality on 1 January 2022.
Municipality | Capital / Largest City | Area (km2) | House- holds |
Pop'n (2004 Census) | Pop'n (2010 census) | Pop'n (2015 census) | Pop'n (2022 census) | Pop'n density (2022) (/km2) |
|
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1 | Lautém | Lospalos | 1,817 | 12,998 | 56,293 | 59,787 | 65,240 | 70,022 | 38.5 |
2 | Baucau | Baucau | 1,494 | 22,659 | 100,748 | 111,694 | 123,203 | 134,878 | 90.3 |
3 | Viqueque | Viqueque | 1,888 | 15,115 | 65,449 | 70,036 | 76,033 | 80,176 | 42.5 |
4 | Manatuto | Manatuto | 1,787 | 8,338 | 36,897 | 42,742 | 46,619 | 50,859 | 28.5 |
5 | Dili | Dili | 228 | 31,575 | 165,678 | 225,424 | 268,005 | 324,738 | 1,424.3 |
6 | Aileu | Aileu | 735 | 7,745 | 37,967 | 44,325 | 48,837 | 54,324 | 73.9 |
7 | Manufahi | Same | 1,338 | 8,901 | 45,081 | 48,628 | 53,691 | 60,665 | 45.3 |
8 | Liquiçá | Liquiçá | 562 | 11,063 | 54,973 | 63,403 | 79,127 | 83,658 | 148.9 |
9 | Ermera | Gleno | 759 | 21,165 | 103,322 | 117,064 | 125,702 | 137,750 | 181.5 |
10 | Ainaro | Ainaro | 802 | 11,527 | 52,480 | 59,175 | 63,136 | 73,115 | 91.2 |
11 | Bobonaro | Maliana | 1,374 | 18,397 | 83,579 | 92,049 | 97,762 | 106,639 | 77.6 |
12 | Cova Lima | Suai | 1,207 | 11,820 | 53,063 | 59,455 | 65,301 | 73,933 | 61.3 |
13 | Oecusse-Ambeno (SAR) | Pante Macassar | 817 | 13,659 | 57,616 | 64,025 | 68,913 | 60,685 | 74.3 |
14 | Atauro | Vila Maumeta | 141 | - | 7,863 | 8,602 | 9,274 | 10,295 | 73.0 |
Source: National Institute of Statistics Timor-Leste.
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The borders between Cova Lima and Ainaro and between Baucau and Viqueque were changed in 2003.
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