Venilale Administrative Post
Venilale, officially Venilale Administrative Post (Portuguese: Posto Administrativo de Venilale, Tetum: Postu administrativu Vinilale), is an administrative post (and was formerly a subdistrict) in Baucau municipality, East Timor.[1][2] Its seat or administrative centre is Uatu Haco.[2]
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  Venilale | |
| Coordinates: 8°38′34″S 126°22′44″E | |
| Country |  East Timor |
| Municipality | Baucau |
| Seat | Uatu Haco |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 155.7 km2 (60.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 17,495 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Households (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 3,121 |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (TLT) |
The administrative post has a population of 17,495 people in 2015 and has an area of 155.70 km. It comprises 8 sucos (villages): Bado-Ho'o, Baha Mori, Fatulia, Uailaha, Uai Oli, Uatu Haco, Uma Ana Ico, Uma Ana Ulo. Local Languages spoken include Midiki, Makasae and Tetum. Portuguese, English and Bahasa Indonesia are spoken by some people in the area.
References
- "Subdistricts of Timor-Leste". www.statoids.com. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- "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.
External links
Media related to Venilale Administrative Post at Wikimedia Commons
- Venilale Administrative Post – information page on Ministry of State Administration site (in Portuguese)
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