Dili Municipality


Dili is one of the 13 municipalities, formerly districts, of Timor-Leste, which includes the national capital Dili. It had a population of 277,279 as of 2015, most of whom live in the capital city. The municipality has an area of. The municipality continued the same name as the council had in Portuguese Timor.

Geography

Dili is the smallest municipality in East Timor by area, and has the highest population. It lies on the north coast of the island of Timor on the Savu Sea. It borders the municipalities of Manatuto to the east, Aileu to the south, and Liquiçá to the west. Atauro Island, to the north of the municipality opposite the capital, is one of its administrative posts.
Dili is the economic and political centre of East Timor.

Administrative posts

The municipality's administrative posts are:
The administrative posts are divided into 31 sucos in total.