Ermera (''Vila Ermera'') is a city in

East Timor East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-weste ...

and a former capital of the East Timorese community, Ermera. ''Ermera'' in

Mambai Mambai may refer to: * Mambai people, a people group also known as Mambae, Manbae or Maubere from Timor-Leste * Mambai language (Timor) Mambai, also called Mambae or Manbae, is a language spoken by the Mambai people, the second largest ethn ...

means "red water." It has a population of 8,907. Its geographical coordinates are , and it lies above sea level. Ermera's center lies in the Suco of Poetete (

Ermera Subdistrict Ermera, officially Ermera Administrative Post (, ), is an administrative post in Ermera municipality, East Timor East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in S ...

Ermera District Ermera (, ) is one of the municipalities (formerly districts) of East Timor, located in the west-central part of the country. It has a population of 117,064 (Census 2010) and an area of 756.5 km². Etymology The word ''Ermera'' means ' ...

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Populated places in East Timor Ermera Municipality {{EastTimor-geo-stub