Municipalities of Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste is divided into 14 municipalities (Template:Langx, Template:Langx), which are former districts.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> One municipality is also a Special Administrative Region (SAR).<ref>Jornal da República: Diploma Ministerial no. 24/2014 de 24 de Julho, Orgânica dos Postos Administrativos</ref> The municipalities are divided into administrative posts (former subdistricts), and further subdivided into sucos (villages).<ref>Data from 2004 census from the Direcção Nacional de Estatística, Timor-Leste: District Priority Tables Template:Webarchive. Retrieved on 28 January 2008</ref> Atauro Island was initially a part of Dili Municipality, but became a separate municipality on 1 January 2022.<ref name="tatoli 2022-03-0">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="l 2022-03-09">Template:Cite news</ref> The borders between Cova Lima and Ainaro and between Baucau and Viqueque were changed in 2003.

The municipalities in Timor-Leste are largely inherited from the earlier regencies of the Indonesian province, all of which were created on 30 July 1976 during the New Order.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

List

Municipality	Capital	Established	Area<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref>	Population (2022)<ref name=":0" />	Population density<ref name=":0" />	Map
Aileu	Aileu	1973<ref name=":1">Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:Convert	54,631	Template:Convert
Ainaro	Ainaro	1970<ref name=":1" />	Template:Convert	72,989	Template:Convert
Atauro	Vila Maumeta	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Convert	10,302	Template:Convert
Baucau	Baucau	1960<ref name=":1" />	Template:Convert	133,881	Template:Convert
Bobonaro	Maliana	1960<ref name=":1" />	Template:Convert	106,543	Template:Convert
Cova Lima	Suai	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Convert	73,909	Template:Convert
Dili	Dili	1941<ref name=":1" />	Template:Convert	324,269	Template:Convert
Ermera	Gleno	1960<ref name=":1" />	Template:Convert	138,080	Template:Convert
Lautém	Lospalos	1960<ref name=":1" />	Template:Convert	69,836	Template:Convert
Liquiçá	Liquiçá	1970<ref name=":1" />	Template:Convert	83,689	Template:Convert
Manatuto	Manatuto	1960<ref name=":1" />	Template:Convert	50,989	Template:Convert	File:2015 East Timor Manatuto locator map.png
Manufahi	Same	1960<ref name=":1" />	Template:Convert	60,536	Template:Convert	File:2015 East Timor Manufahi locator map.png
Oecusse	Pante Macassar	1973<ref name=":1" />	Template:Convert	80,726	Template:Convert	File:2015 East Timor Oecusse locator map.png
Viqueque	Viqueque	1960<ref name=":1" />	Template:Convert	80,054	Template:Convert	File:2015 East Timor Viqueque locator map.png

By population

Municipality	2004 census	2010 census	2015 census	2022 census
Lautém	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas
Baucau	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas
Viqueque	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas
Manatuto	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas
Dili	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas
Aileu	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas
Manufahi	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas
Liquiçá	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas
Ermera	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas
Ainaro	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas
Bobonaro	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas
Cova Lima	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas
Oecusse	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas
Atauro	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas	Template:Commas

Source: National Institute of Statistics Timor-Leste.

File:TL-Vert-Land-Einw.png

Allocation of land area and population in percent (2010)

See also

• List of municipalities of Timor-Leste by Human Development Index
• Administrative divisions of Timor Timur Province
• Administrative posts of Timor-Leste
• Sucos of Timor-Leste
• ISO 3166-2:TL

External links

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