Districts of East Timor

East Timor

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East Timor is divided into thirteen administrative districts.[1] The districts are divided into subdistricts, and further subdivided into sucos.

District Area (km2) Households Population (2004 Census) Population (2008 Estimate) Population density (2004)
(/km2)
1 Lautém &100000000000017020000001,702 &1000000000001299800000012,998 &1000000000005592100000055,921 &1000000000006534900000065,349 32.9
2 Baucau &100000000000014940000001,494 &1000000000002265900000022,659 &10000000000100326000000100,326 &10000000000113748000000113,748 67.2
3 Viqueque &100000000000017810000001,781 &1000000000001511500000015,115 &1000000000006524500000065,245 &1000000000007295000000072,950 36.6
4 Manatuto &100000000000017060000001,706 &100000000000083380000008,338 &1000000000003671900000036,719 &1000000000004121700000041,217 21.5
5 Dili &10000000000000372000000372 &1000000000003157500000031,575 &10000000000173541000000173,541 &10000000000212469000000212,469 466.5
6 Aileu &10000000000000729000000729 &100000000000077450000007,745 &1000000000003792600000037,926 &1000000000004572400000045,724 52.0
7 Manufahi &100000000000013250000001,325 &100000000000089010000008,901 &1000000000004495000000044,950 &1000000000005399500000053,995 33.9
8 Liquiçá &10000000000000543000000543 &1000000000001106300000011,063 &1000000000005483400000054,834 &1000000000006992500000069,925 101.0
9 Ermera &10000000000000746000000746 &1000000000002116500000021,165 &10000000000103199000000103,199 &10000000000118671000000118,671 138.3
10 Ainaro &10000000000000797000000797 &1000000000001152700000011,527 &1000000000005247600000052,476 &1000000000006240700000062,407 65.8
11 Bobonaro &100000000000013680000001,368 &1000000000001839700000018,397 &1000000000008303400000083,034 &1000000000009378700000093,787 60.7
12 Cova Lima &100000000000012260000001,226 &1000000000001182000000011,820 &1000000000005281800000052,818 &1000000000006276400000062,764 43.1
13 Oecusse &10000000000000815000000815 &1000000000001365900000013,659 &1000000000005746900000057,469 &1000000000006773600000067,736 70.5
A clickable map of East Timor exhibiting its 13 administrative districts.

The borders between Cova-Lima and Ainaro and between Baucau and Viqueque were changed in 2003.

See also

References

  1. ^ Data from 2004 census and official 2008 estimates from the Direcção Nacional de Estatística, Timor-Leste: District Priority Tables. Retrieved on 28 January 2008