Municipalities of East Timor
East Timor is divided into 13 municipalities (former districts), and one Special Administrative Region (Oecusse).[1] The municipalities are divided into administrative posts (former subdistricts), and further subdivided into sucos.[2]
| Municipality | Capital | Largest City | Area (km2) | Households | Population (2004 Census) | Population (2010 census) | Population (2015 census) | Population density (2004) (/km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |  Aileu |
Aileu | 737 | 7,745 | 37,926 | 45,512 | 48,554 | 52.0 | |
| 10 |  Ainaro |
Ainaro | 804 | 11,527 | 52,476 | 59,382 | 66,397 | 65.8 | |
| 2 |  Baucau |
Baucau | 1,506 | 22,659 | 100,326 | 111,484 | 124,061 | 67.2 | |
| 11 |  Bobonaro |
Maliana | 1,376 | 18,397 | 83,034 | 89,787 | 98,932 | 60.7 | |
| 1 |  Lautém |
Lospalos | 1,813 | 12,998 | 55,921 | 60,218 | 64,135 | 32.9 | |
| 3 |  Viqueque |
Viqueque | 1,877 | 15,115 | 65,245 | 70,177 | 77,402 | 36.6 | |
| 4 |  Manatuto |
Manatuto | 1,782 | 8,338 | 36,719 | 43,246 | 45,541 | 21.5 | |
| 5 |  Dili |
Dili | 367 | 31,575 | 173,541 | 234,331 | 252,884 | 466.5 | |
| 7 |  Manufahi |
Same | 1,323 | 8,901 | 44,950 | 48,894 | 52,246 | 33.9 | |
| 8 |  Liquiçá |
Liquiçá | 549 | 11,063 | 54,834 | 63,329 | 73,027 | 101.0 | |
| 9 |  Ermera |
Gleno | 768 | 21,165 | 103,199 | 114,635 | 127,283 | 138.3 | |
| 12 |  Covalima |
Suai | 1,203 | 11,820 | 52,818 | 60,063 | 64,550 | 43.1 | |
| 13 |  Oecusse (SAR) |
Pante Macassar | 814 | 13,659 | 57,469 | 67,736 | 72,230 | 65.5 | |
The borders of the municipalities have been changed several times. The municipality of Atauro was founded on 1 January 2022.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Jornal da República: Diploma Ministerial no. 24/2014 de 24 de Julho, Orgânica dos Postos Administrativos
- ↑ Data from 2004 census and official 2008 estimates from the Direcção Nacional de Estatística, Timor-Leste: District Priority Tables Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 28 January 2008