Cova Lima District

Cova Lima
Cova Lima; Kovalima
	District
	Mountain area in Cova Lima
	; Flag
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	; Map of East Timor highlighting Cova Lima District
	Coordinates: 9°19′S125°15′E / 9.317°S 125.250°E Coordinates: 9°19′S125°15′E / 9.317°S 125.250°E
Country	East Timor
Capital	Suai
Subdistricts	Fatululic, Fatumean, Fohorem, Zumalai, Maucatar, Suai, Tilomar
Area
• Total	1,203 km2 (464 sq mi)
Area rank	7th
Population (2015 census)
• Total	65,301
• Rank	9th
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
• Density rank	9th
Households (2015 census)
• Total	12,564
• Rank	8th
Time zone	TLT (UTC+09:00)
ISO 3166 code	TL-CO

Last updated March 21, 2019

Cova Lima is a district of East Timor, in the Southwest part of the country. It has a population of 59,455 (Census 2010) and an area of 1,230 km².^[1] The capital of the district is Suai, which lies 136 km from Dili, the national capital.^[2] The subdistricts of Cova Lima are Fatululic, Fatumean, Fohorem, Zumalai, Maucatar, Suai, and Tilomar.

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Suai is a city in East Timor, in Suai Subdistrict. It has a population of 9,866 and is located 138 kilometres (86 mi) to the southwest of Dili, the national capital. Suai is the capital of the Cova Lima District, which is in the southwest of the country. It is located just a few kilometers from the Timor Sea, on the south side of the island.

Cova Lima borders the Timor Sea to the south, the districts Bobonaro to the north, Ainaro to the east, and the Indonesian province Nusa Tenggara Timur to the west.

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Subdivisions of Cova Lima
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Borders of Cova Lima until 2003.
Borders of Cova Lima since 2003.

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References

↑ "Friends of Suai/Covalima" (PDF). City of Port Phillip. May 2014. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
↑ "Friends of Suai: Strategic Plan: 2010 to 2020" (PDF). City of Port Phillip. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

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[1] "Friends of Suai/Covalima" (PDF). City of Port Phillip. May 2014. Retrieved 2017-02-22.

[2] "Friends of Suai: Strategic Plan: 2010 to 2020" (PDF). City of Port Phillip. Retrieved 2017-02-22.