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| Coordinates:8°42′S125°55′E / 8.700°S 125.917°E /-8.700; 125.917 | |
| Country |  Timor-Leste |
| Capital | Manatuto |
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| Area | |
• Total | 1,783.3 km2 (688.5 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 46,619 |
| • Rank | 13th |
| • Density | 26.142/km2 (67.707/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13th |
| Households (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 7,467 |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (TLT) |
| ISO 3166 code | TL-MT |
| HDI (2017) | 0.614[1] medium ·5th |
| Website | Manatuto Municipality |
Manatuto (Portuguese:Município Manatuto,Tetum:Munisípiu Manatutu) is one of themunicipalities (formerly districts) ofTimor-Leste, 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 namedManatuto. It is the least populatedmunicipality of Timor-Leste.
The wordManatuto has been said to be a Portuguese approximation of the localTetum andGaloli language wordManatutu, which means 'pecking birds'.[2]
According to another source, the word is aportmanteau of the Tetum wordsMana andtutu, which mean 'old woman' and 'peak' or 'summit', respectively. The legend goes that two groups of people were each living on the summit of a hill, one of them named Sau Raha (now Soraha) and the other Sau Lor (now Saulidun). The two groups were engaged separately in their own daily activities, but each was accompanied by one of twoLiurai, who were brothers.[3]
The borders of the municipality of Manatuto are identical to those of the council ofPortuguese Timor with the same name.
The municipality borders the municipalities ofBaucau andViqueque to the east andManufahi,Aileu, andDili to the west. It reaches both the south and north coasts of the island, and is only one of two municipalities to do so (the other isLautém in the far east), and has the most geographical diversity. To the north is theStrait of Wetar, to the south is theTimor Sea.
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According to a list prepared byAfonso de Castro [de],governor of the colony of Portuguese Timor from 1859 to 1863, Manatuto was one of 47 kingdoms in that colony at the time.[4]
The municipality's administrative posts (formerly sub-districts) are:[5][6]
The administrative posts are divided into 29 sucos ("villages") in total.
In addition to the official languages of Timor-Leste (Tetum andPortuguese), a large part of the population of the municipality speaks theMalayo-Polynesian languageGaloli, which is designated as a "national language" by the constitution.
The municipality is known as the birthplace ofXanana Gusmão, later to become the nation's first president. He was born in the village of Laleia (19 km East of Manatuto town).
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