Aileu Municipality

Aileu (Portuguese: Município Aileu, Tetum: Munisípiu Aileu) is a municipality, and was formerly a district, of East Timor. It has a population of 48,554 (Census 2015) and an area of 737 km².[2] The municipality's capital is also named Aileu. Its administrative posts are Aileu, Laulara, Lequidoe and Remexio.

Aileu
Municipality
River in Aileu
Flag
Map of East Timor highlighting Aileu Municipality
Coordinates: 8°43′S 125°34′E
Country East Timor
CapitalAileu
Administrative posts
Area
 • Total737 km2 (285 sq mi)
Area rank9th
Population
 (2015 census)
 • Total48,837
 • Rank12th
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
 • Density rank8th
Households (2015 census)
 • Total7,598
 • Rank13th
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (TLT)
ISO 3166 codeTL-AL
HDI (2017)0.613[1]
medium · 6th

Etymology

The word Aileu means "bent tree" in the local Mambai language.[3]

Geography

Aileu is in the northwestern part of East Timor and is one of only two landlocked municipalities, the other being Ermera. It borders Dili to the north, Manatuto to the east, Manufahi to the southeast, Ainaro to the south, Ermera to the west, and Liquiçá to the northwest. It was formerly part of what is now the municipality of Dili but was split in the final years of Portuguese administration.

Politics

As part of the Timor-Leste Government decentralization program the former District of Aileu is now organised as the Municipality of Aileu, headed by a Municipal Administrator. The four former subdistricts are now organised as Administrative Posts.

Administrative posts

The municipality's administrative posts (formerly sub-districts) are:[4]

Development

Aileu is the focus of several development programmes from NGOs, including WaterAid,[5] World Vision[6] and Plan International.[7] In May 2000 the Hume City Council and Moreland City Council and the communities in Melbourne Australia, established a friendship relationship with the Aileu Municipality, called "Friends of Aileu". The friendship relationship has been renewed periodically, with the signing of updated Friendship Agreements in 2005, 2010 and 2016.[8] and [9]

References
  1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. http://www.statistics.gov.tl/preliminary-results-population-and-housing-census-2015/
  3. Hull, Geoffrey (June 2006). "The placenames of East Timor" (PDF). Placenames Australia: Newsletter of the Australian National Placenames Survey: 6–7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. Gunn, Geoffrey C (2011). Historical Dictionary of East Timor. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 36. ISBN 9780810867543.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2010-10-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2010-10-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. http://www.plan.org.au/ourwork/asia/easttimor/water-sanitation-hygeine%5B%5D
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-20. Retrieved 2010-10-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. https://www.facebook.com/friendsofaileu/

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