Cova Lima Municipality

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Cova Lima
Kovalima
Mountain area in Cova Lima
Mountain area in Cova Lima
Map of East Timor highlighting Cova Lima Municipality
Map of East Timor highlighting Cova Lima Municipality
Coordinates: 9°19′S 125°15′E / 9.317°S 125.250°E / -9.317; 125.250Coordinates: 9°19′S 125°15′E / 9.317°S 125.250°E / -9.317; 125.250
Country East Timor
CapitalSuai
Administrative posts
Area
 • Total1,203 km2 (464 sq mi)
Area rank7th
Population
 (2015 census)
 • Total65,301
 • Rank9th
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
 • Density rank9th
Households (2015 census)
 • Total12,564
 • Rank8th
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (TLT)
ISO 3166 codeTL-CO
HDI (2017)0.618[1]
medium · 3rd
Woman with pottery in Cova Lima

Cova Lima (Portuguese: Município Cova Lima, Tetum: Munisípiu Kovalima) is a municipality 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.[2] The capital of the municipality is Suai, which lies 136 km from Dili, the national capital.[3] The administrative posts of Cova Lima are Fatululic, , , Zumalai, , Suai, and Tilomar.[4]

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

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  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ "Friends of Suai/Covalima" (PDF). City of Port Phillip. May 2014. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  3. ^ "Friends of Suai: Strategic Plan: 2010 to 2020" (PDF). City of Port Phillip. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  4. ^ Gunn, Geoffrey C (2011). Historical Dictionary of East Timor. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 67. ISBN 9780810867543.

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