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'''[[Timor-Leste]]''' is [[ISO 3166-2|divided]] into 14 [[municipality|municipalities]] ({{langx|pt|municípios}}, {{langx|tet|munisípiu}}), which are former districts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Administrative Division « Government of Timor-Leste |url=https://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=91&lang=en |access-date=2025-08-24 |website=timor-leste.gov.tl |language=en}}</ref> One municipality is also a Special Administrative Region (SAR).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084342/http://www.jornal.gov.tl/?q=node%2F6605 Jornal da República: Diploma Ministerial no. 24/2014 de 24 de Julho, Orgânica dos Postos Administrativos]</ref> The municipalities are divided into [[administrative posts of Timor-Leste|administrative posts]] (former subdistricts), and further subdivided into [[sucos of Timor-Leste|sucos]] (villages).<ref>Data from 2004 census from the Direcção Nacional de Estatística, Timor-Leste: [http://dne.mopf.gov.tl/census/tables/district District Priority Tables] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929094624/http://dne.mopf.gov.tl/census/tables/district/ |date=2007-09-29 }}. Retrieved on 28 January 2008</ref> [[Atauro|Atauro Island]] was initially a part of [[Dili Municipality]], but became a separate municipality on 1 January 2022.<ref name="tatoli 2022-03-0">{{cite news |last1=Piedade da Freitas |first1=Domingos |title=Governo nomeia Domingos Soares para Administrador Municipal de Ataúro |trans-title=Government appoints Domingos Soares as Municipal Administrator of Atauro |url=http://tatoli.tl/pt/2022/03/09/governo-nomeia-domingos-soares-para-administrador-municipal-de-atauro/ |access-date=28 April 2022 |agency=[[Tatoli]] |date=9 March 2022 |language=pt}}</ref><ref name="l 2022-03-09">{{cite news |title=Governo timorense nomeia primeiro administrador do novo município de Ataúro |trans-title=Timorese government appoints first administrator of the new municipality of Ataúro |url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/mundo/governo-timorense-nomeia-primeiro-administrador-do-novo-municipio-de-atauro_n1390006 |access-date=28 April 2022 |work=[[Rádio e Televisão de Portugal|RTP Notícias]] |date=9 March 2022 |language=pt}}</ref> The borders between Cova Lima and Ainaro and between Baucau and Viqueque were changed in 2003.

The municipalities in Timor-Leste are largely inherited from the earlier regencies (''[[Regency (Indonesia)|kabupaten]]'') of [[East Timor (province)|the Indonesian province]], all of which were created on 30 July 1976 during the [[New Order (Indonesia)|New Order]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Download/57895/PP%2520NO%252019%2520TH%25201976.pdf|title=Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 19 Tahun 1976|website=peraturan.bpk.go.id|access-date=2025-06-02}}</ref>

== List ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!Municipality
!Capital
!Established
!Area<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |url=https://timor-leste.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/censuspreliminaryresults2022_4.pdf |title=Timor-Leste Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Results |publisher=Direcção Geral de Estatística |location=Dili |publication-date=November 2022 |pages=4 |language=en |access-date=2024-12-04}}</ref>
!Population (2022)<ref name=":0" />
!Population density<ref name=":0" />
!Map
|-
| scope="row" |[[Aileu Municipality|Aileu]]
|[[Aileu]]
|1973<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Ximenes |first=Valentim |url=https://estudogeral.uc.pt/bitstream/10316/30881/1/Reforma%20pol%C3%ADtico-administrativa%20em%20Timor-Leste%20enquanto%20processo%20de%20reterritorializa%C3%A7%C3%A3o.pdf |title=Reforma Político-Administrativa em Timor-Leste Enquanto Processo de Reterritorialização |date=March 2016 |publisher=Universidade de Coimbra |location=Coimbra |pages=42–43 |language=pt |trans-title=Political-Administrative Reform in Timor-Leste as a Reterritorialization Process |access-date=2024-12-04}}</ref>
|{{convert|676|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|54,631
|{{convert|80.8|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|[[File:2015 East Timor Aileu locator map.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|-
| scope="row" |[[Ainaro Municipality|Ainaro]]
|[[Ainaro]]
|1970<ref name=":1" />
|{{convert|869.8|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|72,989
|{{convert|83.9|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|[[File:2015 East Timor Ainaro locator map.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|-
| scope="row" |[[Atauro]]
|[[Vila Maumeta]]
|2022<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martins |first=Filomeno |date=2021-12-28 |title=Government to officially declare Atauro Island as new municipality in January 2022 |url=https://en.tatoli.tl/2021/12/28/government-to-officially-declare-atauro-island-as-new-municipality-in-january-2022/16/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=TATOLI Agência Noticiosa de Timor-Leste |language=en}}</ref>
|{{convert|140.5|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|10,302
|{{convert|73.3|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|[[File:2022 East Timor Atauro locator map.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|-
| scope="row" |[[Baucau Municipality|Baucau]]
|[[Baucau]]
|1960<ref name=":1" />
|{{convert|1,508|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|133,881
|{{convert|88.8|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|[[File:2015 East Timor Baucau locator map.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|-
| scope="row" |[[Bobonaro Municipality|Bobonaro]]
|[[Maliana]]
|1960<ref name=":1" />
|{{convert|1,380.8|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|106,543
|{{convert|77.2|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|[[File:2015 East Timor Bobonaro locator map.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|-
| scope="row" |[[Cova Lima Municipality|Cova Lima]]
|[[Suai]]
|1961<ref>{{Cite web |date=1961-09-01 |title=Decreto n.º 43889, de 1 de setembro |url=https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/decreto/43889-181065 |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Diário da República |language=pt}}</ref>
|{{convert|1,206.7|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|73,909
|{{convert|61.3|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|[[File:2015 East Timor Cova Lima locator map.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|-
| scope="row" |[[Dili Municipality|Dili]]
|[[Dili]]
|1941<ref name=":1" />
|{{convert|227.6|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|324,269
|{{convert|1,424.7|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|[[File:2022 East Timor Dili locator map.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|-
| scope="row" |[[Ermera Municipality|Ermera]]
|[[Gleno]]
|1960<ref name=":1" />
|{{convert|770.8|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|138,080
|{{convert|179.1|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|[[File:2015 East Timor Ermera locator map.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|-
| scope="row" |[[Lautém Municipality|Lautém]]
|[[Lospalos]]
|1960<ref name=":1" />
|{{convert|1,813.1|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|69,836
|{{convert|38.5|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|[[File:2015 East Timor Lautem locator map.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|-
| scope="row" |[[Liquiçá Municipality|Liquiçá]]
|[[Liquiçá]]
|1970<ref name=":1" />
|{{convert|551|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|83,689
|{{convert|151.9|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|[[File:2015 East Timor Liquica locator map.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|-
|[[Manatuto Municipality|Manatuto]]
|[[Manatuto]]
|1960<ref name=":1" />
|{{convert|1,786|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|50,989
|{{convert|28.6|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|[[File:2015 East Timor Manatuto locator map.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|-
|[[Manufahi Municipality|Manufahi]]
|[[Same, Timor-Leste|Same]]
|1960<ref name=":1" />
|{{convert|1,326.6|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|60,536
|{{convert|45.6|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|[[File:2015 East Timor Manufahi locator map.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|-
|[[Oecusse]]
|[[Pante Macassar]]
|1973<ref name=":1" />
|{{convert|817.2|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|80,726
|{{convert|98.8|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|[[File:2015 East Timor Oecusse locator map.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|-
|[[Viqueque Municipality|Viqueque]]
|[[Viqueque]]
|1960<ref name=":1" />
|{{convert|1,880.4|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|80,054
|{{convert|42.6|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|[[File:2015 East Timor Viqueque locator map.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|}
{{Municipalities of Timor-Leste image map}}

== By population ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right; font-size: 95%;"
|-
! width="110" | Municipality!! 2004 census !! 2010 census !! 2015 census !! 2022 census 
|-
| align="left" |  [[Lautém Municipality|Lautém]]|| {{commas|56,293}} || {{commas|59,787}} || {{commas|65240}} || {{commas|70022}} 
|-
| align="left" |  [[Baucau Municipality|Baucau]]|| {{commas|100748}} || {{commas|111694}} || {{commas|123,203}} || {{commas|134878}} 
|-
| align="left" |  [[Viqueque Municipality|Viqueque]]|| {{commas|65449}} || {{commas|70036}} || {{commas|76,033}} || {{commas|80176}} 
|-
| align="left" |  [[Manatuto Municipality|Manatuto]]|| {{commas|36897}} || {{commas|42742}} || {{commas|46619}} || {{commas|50859}} 
|-
| align="left" |  [[Dili Municipality|Dili]]|| {{commas|165678}} || {{commas|225424}} || {{commas|268005}} || {{commas|324738}} 
|-
| align="left" |  [[Aileu Municipality|Aileu]]|| {{commas|37967}} || {{commas|44325}} || {{commas|48837}} || {{commas|54324}} 
|-
| align="left" |  [[Manufahi Municipality|Manufahi]]|| {{commas|45081}} || {{commas|48628}} || {{commas|53691}} || {{commas|60,665}} 
|-
| align="left" |  [[Liquiçá Municipality|Liquiçá]]|| {{commas|54973}} || {{commas|63403}} || {{commas|79127}} || {{commas|83658}} 
|-
| align="left" |  [[Ermera Municipality|Ermera]]|| {{commas|103322}} || {{commas|117064}} || {{commas|125702}} || {{commas|137750}} 
|-
| align="left" |  [[Ainaro Municipality|Ainaro]]|| {{commas|52480}} || {{commas|59175}} || {{commas|63136}} || {{commas|73115}} 
|-
| align="left" |  [[Bobonaro Municipality|Bobonaro]]|| {{commas|83579}} || {{commas|92049}} || {{commas|97762}} || {{commas|106639}} 
|-
| align="left" |  [[Cova Lima Municipality|Cova Lima]]|| {{commas|53063}} || {{commas|59455}} || {{commas|65301}} || {{commas|73933}} 
|-
| align="left" |   [[Oecusse]]|| {{commas|57616}} || {{commas|64025}} || {{commas|68913}} || {{commas|60685}} 
|-
| align="left" |   [[Atauro]]|| {{commas|7,863}} || {{commas|8,602}} || {{commas|9274}} || {{commas|10295}} 
|}
Source: National Institute of Statistics Timor-Leste.[[File:TL-Vert-Land-Einw.png|thumb|none|Allocation of land area and population in percent (2010)]]

== See also ==
{{Portal|Timor-Leste}}
* [[List of municipalities of Timor-Leste by Human Development Index]]
* [[East Timor (province)#Administrative divisions|Administrative divisions of Timor Timur Province]]
* [[Administrative posts of Timor-Leste]]
* [[Sucos of Timor-Leste]]
* [[ISO 3166-2:TL]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{URL|1=https://portal.municipio.gov.tl/|2=Municipalities Portal}} – official site {{in lang|en|pt|tet}}
* {{URL|1=https://estatal.gov.tl/pt/administracao-municipal/|2=Municipal Administration}} – information page on [[Ministry of State Administration (Timor-Leste)|Ministry of State Administration]] site {{in lang|pt|tet}}

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