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Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...
is divided into 14 municipalities
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
(, ), which are former districts. One municipality is also a Special Administrative Region (SAR). The municipalities are divided into administrative posts (former subdistricts), and further subdivided into sucos (villages). Atauro Island was initially a part of Dili Municipality
Dili Municipality (, ) is one of the 14 Municipalities of East Timor, municipalities, formerly districts, of Timor-Leste, and includes the national capital Dili. The municipality had a population of 277,279 , most of whom live in the capital ...
, but became a separate municipality on 1 January 2022. The borders between Cova Lima and Ainaro and between Baucau and Viqueque were changed in 2003.
The municipalities in Timor-Leste are largely inherited from the earlier regencies of the Indonesian province, all of which were created on 30 July 1976 during the New Order.
List
By population
Source: National Institute of Statistics Timor-Leste.
See also
* List of municipalities of Timor-Leste by Human Development Index * Administrative divisions of Timor Timur Province *Administrative posts of Timor-Leste
The municipalities of Timor-Leste are divided into 65 administrative posts (previously ''subdistricts'' until 2014). Each administrative post is divided into several ''sucos''. Sucos are divided into several ''aldeias'', the smallest political di ...
* Sucos of Timor-Leste
* ISO 3166-2:TL
References
External links
* – official site * – information page on Ministry of State Administration site {{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of Asian countries Timor-Leste, Municipalities Timor-Leste 1Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...
Timor-Leste geography-related lists