Manatuto Municipality
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| HDI (2017) | 0.614[1] medium · 5th |
| Website | Manatuto Municipality |
Manatuto (Portuguese: Município Manatuto, Tetum: Munisípiu Manatutu) is one of the municipalities (formerly districts) of East Timor, located in the central part of the country. It has a population of 45,541 (Census 2010) and an area of 1,783.3 km2. The capital of the municipality is also named Manatuto. It is the least populated municipality of East Timor.
Etymology
The word Manatuto has been said to be a Portuguese approximation of the local Tetum and Galoli language word Manatutu, which means 'pecking birds'.[2]
According to another source, the word is a
Geography
The borders of the municipality of Manatuto are identical to those of the council of Portuguese Timor with the same name.
The municipality borders the municipalities of
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Administrative posts
The municipality's administrative posts (formerly sub-districts) are:[4][5]
- Barique-Natarbora (pop. 4,900)
- Laclo (pop. 6,400)
- Laclubar (pop. 10,100)
- Laleia (pop. 3,200)
- Manatuto (pop. 11,500)
- Soibada (pop. 2,950)
The administrative posts are divided into 29 sucos ("villages") in total.
Demographics
In addition to the official languages of East Timor (
Notable people
The municipality is known as the birthplace of Xanana Gusmão, later to become the nation's first president. He was born in the village of Laleia (19 km East of Manatuto town).
References
Notes
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Hull, Geoffrey (June 2006). "The placenames of East Timor" (PDF). Placenames Australia: Newsletter of the Australian National Placenames Survey: 6–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Perfil: 2. Toponímia" [Profile: 2. Toponymy]. Manatuto Municipality (in Tetum). Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Manatuto Suco Reports". Timor-Leste Ministry of Finance.
- ISBN 9780810867543.
Bibliography
- Manatuto District Profile (PDF) (Report). District Administrator, Manatuto. April 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- Munisipio Manatuto: Planu Estartejiku Desenvolvimentu Munisipal [Manatuto Municipality: Municipal Strategic Development Plan] (Report) (in Tetum). Ministry of State Administration (East Timor) / Administration of Manatuto Municipality. 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- Perfil Distritu Manatuto [Manatuto District Profile] (PDF) (Report) (in Tetum). 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
External links
Media related to Manatuto (Municipality) at Wikimedia Commons
- Manatuto Municipality – official site (in Tetum with some content in English)
- Manatuto Municipality – information page on Ministry of State Administration site (in Portuguese and Tetum)
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