East Timor is divided into 14 municipalities (pt|municípios, tet|munisípiu), which are former districts. One municipality is also a Special Administrative Region (SAR).[1] The municipalities are divided into administrative posts (former subdistricts), and further subdivided into sucos (villages).[2] Atauro Island was initially a part of Dili Municipality, but became a separate municipality on 1 January 2022.[3] [4] The borders between Cova Lima and Ainaro and between Baucau and Viqueque were changed in 2003.
| Name | Capital | Population | Total area | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km2 | mi2 | |||||
| Aileu | Aileu | 735 | 284 | |||
| Ainaro | Ainaro | 802 | 310 | |||
| Atauro | Vila Maumeta | 141 | 54 | |||
| Baucau | Baucau | 1,494 | 577 | |||
| Bobonaro | Maliana | 1,374 | 531 | |||
| Cova Lima | Suai | 1,207 | 466 | |||
| Dili | Dili | 228 | 88 | |||
| Ermera | Gleno | 759 | 293 | |||
| Lautém | Lospalos | 1,817 | 702 | |||
| Liquiçá | Liquiçá | 562 | 217 | |||
| Manatuto | Manatuto | 1,787 | 690 | |||
| Manufahi | Same | 1,338 | 517 | |||
| Oecusse | Pante Macassar | 817 | 315 | |||
| Viqueque | Viqueque | 1,888 | 729 | |||
| Municipality | House- holds | Pop. (2004 sensus) | Pop. (2010 census) | Pop. (2015 census) | Pop. (2022 census) | Pop. density (2022 (/km2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lautém | |||||||
| 2 | Baucau | |||||||
| 3 | Viqueque | |||||||
| 4 | Manatuto | |||||||
| 5 | Dili | |||||||
| 6 | Aileu | |||||||
| 7 | Manufahi | |||||||
| 8 | Liquiçá | |||||||
| 9 | Ermera | |||||||
| 10 | Ainaro | |||||||
| 11 | Bobonaro | |||||||
| 12 | Cova Lima | |||||||
| 13 | Oecusse-Ambeno (SAR) | |||||||
| 14 | Atauro |