Ermera is one of the districts

Districts of East Timor

||East Timor is divided into thirteen administrative districts. The districts are divided into subdistricts, and further subdivided into sucos.The borders between Cova-Lima and Ainaro and between Baucau and Viqueque were changed in 2003.-References:...

 of East Timor

East Timor

The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...

, located in the west-central part of the country. It has a population of 103,169 (Census 2004) and an area of 746 km². Its capital is Gleno

Gleno

Gleno is a city in East Timor, to the southwest of Dili, the national capital. It is in the suco of Riheu . Gleno has a population of 8,133...

, which is located 30 km to the southwest of the national capital, Dili

Dili

Dili, spelled Díli in Portuguese, is the capital, largest city, chief port and commercial centre of East Timor.-Geography and Administration:Dili lies on the northern coast of Timor island, the easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands....

. The city of Ermera

Ermera

Ermera is one of the districts of East Timor, located in the west-central part of the country. It has a population of 103,169 and an area of 746 km2. Its capital is Gleno, which is located 30 km to the southwest of the national capital, Dili...

, also known as Vila Ermera, lies 58 km from the capital along the same road.

Ermera is one of only two land-locked districts in East Timor, the other being Aileu

Aileu (district)

Aileu is an administrative district of East Timor. It has a population of 36,889 and an area of 729 km². The capital of the district is also named Aileu. The subdistricts are Aileu, Laulara, Lequidoe and Remexio....

. It borders Liquiçá

Liquiçá (district)

Liquiçá is one of the districts of East Timor. Its capital is also called Liquiçá.-Geography:Liquiçá District is situated on the northern coast of East Timor, and borders the districts of Dili to the east, Aileu to the Southeast, Ermera to the south, and Bobonaro to the southwest. To the...

 to the north, Dili

Dili (district)

Dili is the name of one of the 13 districts of East Timor, which includes the national capital Dili. It has a population of 167,777 , most of whom live in the capital city. The district has an area of 372 km2. The district is the same as what was the council of the same name in Portuguese...

 to the northeast, Aileu

Aileu (district)

Aileu is an administrative district of East Timor. It has a population of 36,889 and an area of 729 km². The capital of the district is also named Aileu. The subdistricts are Aileu, Laulara, Lequidoe and Remexio....

 to the east, Ainaro

Ainaro (district)

Ainaro is one of 13 administrative districts of East Timor, in the southwest part of the country. It has a population of 53,629 and an area of 797 km2...

 to the southeast, and Bobonaro to the west.

The district was identical to that of the same name in Portuguese Timor

Portuguese Timor

Portuguese Timor was the name of East Timor when it was under Portuguese control. During this period, Portugal shared the island of Timor with the Netherlands East Indies, and later with Indonesia....

. Its subdistricts are Atsabe

Atsabe

Atsabe is a town and subdistrict in the Ermera District of East Timor. Its population at the 2004 census was 16,037....

, Ermera

Ermera

Ermera is one of the districts of East Timor, located in the west-central part of the country. It has a population of 103,169 and an area of 746 km2. Its capital is Gleno, which is located 30 km to the southwest of the national capital, Dili...

, Hatulia

Hatulia

Hatulia is a town and subdistrict in the Ermera District of East Timor. Its population at the 2004 census was 30,659.-Reference:*...

, Letefoho

Letefoho

Letefoho is a town and subdistrict in the Ermera District of East Timor. Its population at the 2004 census was 19,917.-Reference:*...

 and Railaco

Railaco

Railaco is a town and subdistrict in the Ermera District of East Timor. Its population at the 2004 census was 9,293.-Reference:*...

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