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Manatuto | |
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Coordinates: 8°30′44″S126°00′57″E / 8.51222°S 126.01583°E Coordinates: 8°30′44″S126°00′57″E / 8.51222°S 126.01583°E | |
Country | |
Municipality | Manatuto |
Administrative post | Manatuto |
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• Total | 271.38 km2 (104.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,692 |
• Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (TLT) |
Climate | BSh |
Manatuto is a city of Manatuto District, East Timor.
East Timor or Timor-Leste, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Maritime Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island surrounded by Indonesian West Timor. Australia is the country's southern neighbour, separated by the Timor Sea. The country's size is about 15,007 km2.
Manatuto Vila has 3,692 inhabitants (Census 2015) and is capital of the subdistrict and district Manatuto. It is on the north coast of Timor, located 64 km to the east of Dili, the national capital, on the way to Baucau. The capital is known for its salt production and abundance of tamarind.
Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, north of the Timor Sea. The island is divided between the sovereign states of East Timor on the eastern part and Indonesia on the western part. The Indonesian part, also known as West Timor, constitutes part of the province of East Nusa Tenggara. Within West Timor lies an exclave of East Timor called Oecusse District. The island covers an area of 30,777 square kilometres. The name is a variant of timur, Malay for "east"; it is so called because it lies at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands. Mainland Australia is less than 500 km away, separated by the mentioned Timor Sea.
Dili, also known as “City of Peace”, is the capital, largest city, chief port, and commercial centre of East Timor (Timor-Leste). Dili is part of a free trade zone, the Timor Leste–Indonesia–Australia Growth Triangle (TIA-GT).
Baucau is the second-largest city in East Timor, after Dili, the capital, which lies 122 km east of Dili.
The town of Manatuto suffered an excessive amount of damage and high murder rate in 1999 compared to other locations.[ citation needed ] The town is still being re-built.[ citation needed ]
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