Manatuto

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Manatuto is a city in Manatuto Municipality, East Timor.

Manatuto Vila has 3,692 inhabitants (Census 2015) and is capital of the subdistrict and district Manatuto. It is on the north coast of Timor, Template:Cvt (about Template:Cvt as the crow flies[1]Template:Rp) east of Dili, the national capital, on the way to Baucau. The capital is known for its salt production and abundance of tamarind.

Geography

Manatuto city is generally flat and low-lying, with single hills on its southern outskirts. It extends for approximately Template:Cvt from the eastern end of Obrato aldeia in Suco Sau to the western end of the Maabat aldeia in Suco Maabat. It also stretches about Template:Cvt south from Wetar Strait in its north.[1]Template:Rp

Dumi Huhun (Template:Cvt AMSL), in the city's southeast near the main road connecting Dili and Baucau, is the tallest of its hills. Another hill, Saututu Hill (Template:Cvt AMSL), is on the eastern side of the city, along the road connecting Manatuto and the small community of Carlilu to its south.[1]Template:Rp

Governance

The city is the capital of Manatuto municipality, and is made up of four urban sucos. From west to east, the sucos are: Sau, Ailili, Aiteas, and Maabat. According to the 2010 census, urban sucos are those co-located with municipal capitals, or with certain qualities of population and social amenities. In the case of Manatuto, the city is in effect the urbanised part of the four sucos.[1]Template:Rp

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References

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  2. Seeds of Life

External links

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  • Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". – an Australian Army site and travel guide

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