| Ermera | |||||
| Settlement Type: | Municipality of East Timor | ||||
| Image Blank Emblem: | Ermera municipio.png | ||||
| Blank Emblem Type: | Official map | ||||
| Blank Emblem Size: | 250px | ||||
| Blank Emblem Alt: | Official map | ||||
| Map Alt: | Map of East Timor highlighting the Municipality | ||||
| Image Map1: |
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| Map Alt1: | Map of the Municipality | ||||
| Coordinates: | -8.8333°N 148°W | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Parts Style: | para | ||||
| Seat Type: | Capital | ||||
| Seat: | Gleno | ||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||
| Area Rank: | 10th | ||||
| Population Rank: | 2nd | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||
| Population Density Rank: | 2nd | ||||
| Demographics1 Title2: | Rank | ||||
| Demographics1 Info2: | 3rd | ||||
| Iso Code: | TL-ER | ||||
| Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2017) | ||||
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0.562[1] · 11th | ||||
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.
The word Ermera means 'red water' in the local Mambai language.[2] It is said that the ancestors of today's inhabitants of the municipality originated from three mountains, namely Cailitlau, Lalimlau, and Hituria, and that the name Ermera refers to the red waters flowing from those mountains.[3]
Ermera is one of only two land-locked municipalities in East Timor, the other being Aileu. It borders Liquiçá to the north, Dili to the northeast, Alieu to the east, Ainaro to the southeast, and Bobonaro to the west.
The boundaries of the municipality are identical to those of the district of the same name in Portuguese Timor. Its capital is Gleno, which is located 30 km to the southwest of the national capital, Dili. The city of Ermera, also known as Vila Ermera, lies 58 km from the capital along the same road. In Marobo (Atsabe Administrative Post) are the remains of a hot springs bath from colonial times. The pool is still in use.[4]
The municipality's administrative posts (formerly sub-districts) are:[5]
The administrative posts are divided into 52 sucos ("villages") in total.