Baucau Municipality

Baucau
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   Baucau in     East Timor
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Coordinates: 8°35′S 126°30′E / 8.583°S 126.500°E / -8.583; 126.500
Country East Timor
CapitalBaucau
Administrative Posts
Area
 • Total1,504.2 km2 (580.8 sq mi)
 • Rank4th
Population
 (2015 census)
 • Total123,203
 • Rank3rd
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
  • Rank5th
Households (2015 census)
 • Total22,976
 • Rank3rd
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (TLT)
ISO 3166 codeTL-BA
HDI (2017)0.602[1]
medium · 9th
WebsiteBaucau Municipality

Baucau (Portuguese: Município Baucau, Tetum: Munisípiu Baukau) is a municipality, and was formerly a district, of East Timor,[2] on the northern coast in the eastern part of the country. The capital is also called Baucau (formerly Vila Salazar). The population of the municipality is 111,694 (census 2010) and it has an area of 1,506 km2.

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  2. ^ James Norman (11 February 2017). "Environmental concerns for Timor-Leste cement project". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 22 February 2017.