Manatuto Municipality

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Manatuto Manatutu
Municipality
Cliffs at Manatuto
Map of East Timor highlighting Manatuto Municipality
Coordinates: 8°42′S 125°55′E / 8.700°S 125.917°E / -8.700; 125.917Coordinates: 8°42′S 125°55′E / 8.700°S 125.917°E / -8.700; 125.917
Country	East Timor
Capital	Manatuto
Administrative posts	Laclo Laclubar Laleia Manatuto Soibada
Area
• Total	1,782 km2 (688 sq mi)
Area rank	2nd
Population  (2015 census)
• Total	46,619
• Rank	13th
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
• Density rank	13th
Households (2015 census)
• Total	7,467
• Rank	12th
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (TLT)
ISO 3166 code	TL-MT
HDI (2017)	0.614[1] medium · 5th

Manatuto (Portuguese: Município Manatuto, Tetum: Munisípiu Manatutu) is one of the municipalities (formerly districts) of East Timor, located in the central part of the country. It has a population of 45,541 (Census 2010) and an area of 1,78 km². The capital of the municipality is also named Manatuto.

Etymology[]

The word Manatuto is a Portuguese approximation of the local Tetum and Galoli language word Manatutu, which means "pecking birds".^[2]

Geography[]

The borders of the municipality of Manatuto are identical to those of the council of Portuguese Timor with the same name.

The municipality borders the municipalities of Baucau and Viqueque to the east and Manufahi, Aileu, and Dili to the west. It reaches both the south and north coasts of the island, and is only one of two municipalities to do so (the other is Lautém in the far east), and has the most geographical diversity. To the north is the Strait of Wetar, to the south is the Timor Sea.

Administrative posts of Manatuto

Cities of Manatuto

Administrative posts[]

The municipality's administrative posts (formerly sub-districts) are:^[3][4]

• (pop. 4,900)
• Laclo (pop. 6,400)
• Laclubar (pop. 10,100)
• Laleia (pop. 3,200)
• Manatuto (pop. 11,500)
• Soibada (pop. 2,950)

The administrative posts are divided into 29 sucos ("villages") in total.

Demographics[]

In addition to the official languages of East Timor (Tetum and Portuguese), a large part of the population of the municipality speaks the Malayo-Polynesian language Galoli, which is designated as a "national language" by the constitution.

Notable people[]

The municipality is known as the birthplace of Xanana Gusmão, later to become the nation's first president. He was born in the village of Laleia (19 km East of Manatuto town).

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External links[]

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