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Coordinates: 8°37′40″S126°39′40″E / 8.6278°S 126.6610°E Coordinates: 8°37′40″S126°39′40″E / 8.6278°S 126.6610°E | |
Country | East Timor |
Municipality | Baucau |
Seat | Baguia |
Sucos | |
Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 12,962 |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (TLT) |
Baguia, officially Baguia Administrative Post (Portuguese : Posto Administrativo de Baguia, Tetum : Postu administrativu Bagia), is an administrative post in Baucau municipality, East Timor. [1] It has ten sucos.
Taur Matan Ruak, president of East Timor between 2012 and 2017, was born in Osso Huna suco, Baguia Administrative Post in 1956.
Dili is the capital and largest city of East Timor. It lies on the northern coast of the island of Timor, in a small area of flat land hemmed in by mountains. The climate is tropical, with distinct wet and dry seasons. The city has served as the economic hub and chief port of what is now East Timor since its designation as the capital of Portuguese Timor in 1769. It also serves as the capital of the Dili Municipality, which includes some rural subdivisions in addition to the urban ones which make up the city itself. Dili's growing population is relatively youthful, being mostly of working age. The local language is Tetum, however residents include many internal migrants from other areas of the country.
East Timor is divided into 13 municipalities, one of which is also a Special Administrative Region. The municipalities are divided into administrative posts, and further subdivided into sucos (villages).
Baucau is a municipality, and was formerly a district, of East Timor, on the northern coast in the eastern part of the country. The capital is also called Baucau. The population of the municipality is 111,694 and it has an area of 1,506 km².
Bobonaro is a municipality in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste commonly known as East Timor. It is the second-most western municipality on the east half of the island. It has a population of 92,045 and an area of 1,376 km².
Manatuto is one of the municipalities of East Timor, located in the central part of the country. It has a population of 45,541 and an area of 1,783.3 km². The capital of the municipality is also named Manatuto. It is the least populated municipality of East Timor
Ermera is one of the municipalities of East Timor, located in the west-central part of the country. It has a population of 117,064 and an area of 756.5 km².
Viqueque is a city in the south-east of East Timor, 183 km from Dili, the national capital. Viqueque is the capital of Viqueque Municipality and Viqueque Administrative Post, and has five sucos under its control. They are: Uatu-Lari, Uatu-Carbau, Viqueque, Lacluta and Ossu. The city has a population of 6,859 (2015), the administrative post has 20,640 (2004), the municipality 65,245 inhabitants (2004).
Baucau is the second-largest city in East Timor, after Dili, the capital, which lies 122 km (76 mi) to its west.
Dili Municipality is one of the 14 municipalities, formerly districts, of Timor-Leste, and includes the national capital Dili. The municipality had a population of 277,279 as of 2015, most of whom live in the capital city.
The municipalities of East Timor are divided into 65 administrative posts. Each administrative post is divided into several sucos. Sucos is divided into several aldeias, the smallest political division of East Timor.
Venilale is a town located about 30 km south of Baucau in East Timor. It is the capital of the Venilale Administrative Post.
Fohoren is a village and suco in the subdistrict of Fohorem, Cova Lima District, East Timor. According to the 2004 census, the suco of Fohoren has a population of 1,468 people. Its current chief is Agusto Cardoso.
The administrative posts of East Timor are subdivided into 442 sucos ("villages") and 2,336 aldeias ("communities").
The Seiçal River is a major river in northern East Timor.
Luro is an administrative post (subdistrict) and the name of two towns there in the Lautém Municipality of East Timor. The main river is the Adafuro, running between Wairoque and Cotamutu and through Afabubu. Principal crops grown in the subdistrict include corn, rice, coconuts, cassava and other vegetables.
Naueti is an Austronesian language spoken by 15,045 in the subdistricts of Uato-Lari, Uatucarbau and Baguia in southeastern East Timor. 1,062 Naueti are living in Baguia.
The Berloi Waterfall is a small waterfall in the municipality of Aileu, East Timor. It forms part of a minor tributary of the Comoro River.
Babulo(Babolu) is a settlement in East Timor and a Suco in the Uato-Lari Administrative Post. The Suco is one of the ethnic centers of the Naueti, and is also inhabited by the Makasae, an ethnic minority in the region. The different groups and clans are tightly connected through an ancient social structure which still has a big impact on their society today.
Venilale, officially Venilale Administrative Post, is an administrative post in Baucau municipality, East Timor.
The South Laclo River is a river in the Manufahi municipality of East Timor. It flows southwards, and then southeastwards, into the Timor Sea.
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