Viqueque Municipality


Viqueque is the largest of the municipalities of East Timor. It has a population of 77,402 and an area of 1,877 km². The capital of the municipality is also named Viqueque.

Etymology

The word Viqueque is a Portuguese approximation of the local Tetum language word Vikeke, which means "eroding water".

Geography

Viqueque is on the south coast of Timor, on the Timor Sea. It borders the municipalities of Baucau to the north, Lautém to the east, and Manatuto to the west. The borders of the then district were the same in colonial times.
On the south coast, the people report both myths and possible occurrences of crocodiles.

Administrative posts

The municipality's administrative posts are:
The administrative posts are divided into 35 sucos in total.

Demographics

Viqueque is a homeland of the Malayo-Polynesian language Tetum. In East Timor it is co-official with Portuguese. In the east part of the municipality live speakers of the Papuan language Makasae.