Baucau

Baucau (Portuguese: Baucau, Tetum: Baukau) is the second-largest city in East Timor, after Dili, the capital, which lies 122 km (76 mi) to its west.

This article is about the city. For the administrative post, see Baucau Administrative Post. For the municipality, see Baucau Municipality. For other uses, see Baucau (disambiguation).

Baucau
City
  • Cidade de Baucau (Portuguese)
  • Cidade Baukau (Tetum)
View of the Old City, Baucau
Location in Baucau Municipality
Baucau
Location in East Timor
Coordinates: 8°27′46″S 126°27′13″E
CountryEast Timor
MunicipalityBaucau
Sucos (villages)
List
Area
 • Total369.53 km2 (142.68 sq mi)
Elevation
336 m (1,102 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total14,961
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (TLT)
ClimateAw

Baucau has about 16,000 inhabitants, and is the capital of Baucau municipality, located in the eastern part of the country. In the times of Portuguese Timor, Baucau was little more than an overgrown village, and for part of those times was called Vila Salazar, after the Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar.

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