Baucau Municipality

Baucau (Portuguese: Município Baucau, Tetum: Munisípiu Baukau) is a municipality, and was formerly a district, of East Timor, 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.

This article is about the municipality. For the city, see Baucau. For the administrative post, see Baucau Administrative Post. For other uses, see Baucau (disambiguation).
Baucau
Municipality of East Timor
  • Município Baucau (Portuguese)
  • Munisípiu Baukau (Tetum)
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Coordinates: 8°35′S 126°30′E
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
medium · 9th
WebsiteBaucau Municipality
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