Timor-Leste is divided into 14 municipalities (, ), which are former districts. One municipality is also a Special Administrative Region (SAR).Jornal da República: Diploma Ministerial no. 24/2014 de 24 de Julho, Orgânica dos Postos Administrativos The municipalities are divided into administrative posts (former subdistricts), and further subdivided into sucos (villages).Data from 2004 census from the Direcção Nacional de Estatística, Timor-Leste: District Priority Tables . Retrieved on 28 January 2008 Atauro Island was initially a part of Dili Municipality, but became a separate municipality on 1 January 2022. 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 (kabupaten) of the Indonesian province, all of which were created on 30 July 1976 by Government Regulation Number 19, when the New Order remained in place.
List MunicipalityCapitalEstablishedAreaPopulation (2022)Population densityMapAileuAileu197354,631AinaroAinaro197072,989AtauroVila Maumeta202210,302BaucauBaucau1960133,881BobonaroMaliana1960106,543Cova LimaSuai196173,909DiliDili1941324,269ErmeraGleno1960138,080LautémLospalos196069,836LiquiçáLiquiçá197083,689ManatutoManatuto196050,989ManufahiSame196060,536OecussePante Macassar197380,726ViquequeViqueque196080,054
By population Municipality 2004 census 2010 census 2015 census 2022 census Lautém Baucau Viqueque Manatuto Dili Aileu Manufahi Liquiçá Ermera Ainaro Bobonaro Cova Lima Oecusse Atauro Source: National Institute of Statistics Timor-Leste.
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
References
External links
– official site – information page on Ministry of State Administration site