Manatuto Administrative Post

Manatuto, officially Manatuto Administrative Post (Portuguese: Posto Administrativo de Manatuto, Tetum: Postu administrativu Manatutu), is an administrative post (and was formerly a subdistrict) in Manatuto municipality, East Timor.[1][2] Its seat or administrative centre is the suco of Sau.[2]

Manatuto
  • Posto Administrativo de Manatuto (Portuguese)
  • Postu administrativu Manatutu (Tetum)
Manatuto ricefields
Manatuto ricefields
Official map of the Administrative post
Official map
Manatuto is located in East Timor
Manatuto
Manatuto
Coordinates: 8°31′S 126°01′E
Country East Timor
MunicipalityManatuto
SeatSau
Sucos
  • Ailili
  • Aiteas
  • Cribas
  • Iliheu
  • Ma'abat
  • Sau
Area
  Total345.9 km2 (133.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)
  Total14,392
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Households (2015 census)
  Total2,300
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (TLT)

The administrative post with 10,449 inhabitants (Census 2004) is divided in six Sucos: Ailili, Aiteas, Cribas, Iliheu, Ma'abat and Sau. The local dialect is Galoli though Tetum is widely known.

References

  1. "Subdistricts of Timor-Leste". www.statoids.com. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. "Diploma Ministerial n.o 24/2014 de 24 de Julho Orgânica dos Postos Administrativos Preâmbulo" [Ministerial Diploma No. 24/2014 of 24 July Organic of Administrative Posts Preamble]. Jornal da República (in Portuguese). Government of East Timor. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  3. Seeds of Life

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