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Baucau (district)

Baucau
Baukau
District
Flag of Baucau
Flag
Map of East Timor highlighting Baucau District
Map of East Timor highlighting Baucau District
Coordinates: 8°35′S 126°30′E / 8.583°S 126.500°E / -8.583; 126.500Coordinates: 8°35′S 126°30′E / 8.583°S 126.500°E / -8.583; 126.500
Country  East Timor
Capital Baucau
Subdistricts Baguia, Baucau, Laga, Quelicai, Vemasse, Venilale
Area
 • Total 1,506 km2 (581 sq mi)
Area rank 4th
Population (2015)
 • Total 124,061
 • Rank 3rd
 • Density 82/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Density rank 5th
Households
 • Total 22.659 (as of 2004)
 • Rank 3rd
Time zone UTC+9
ISO 3166 code TL-BA

Baucau (Tetum: Baukau), is 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 district is 111,694 (census 2010) and it has an area of 1,506 km². The subdistricts are Baguia, Baucau, Laga, Quelicai, Vemasse, and Venilale (formerly known as Vila Viçosa). The district was the same during the colonial era. Its north edge is to the Wetar Strait; it also borders the districts of Lautém to the east, Viqueque to the south, and Manatuto to the west.

Besides the national official languages of Tetum and Portuguese, most of the inhabitants speak the Papuan language Makasae. While most of the inhabitants are Roman Catholics, a few Muslims also live there.

Baucau has the most highly developed agriculture in East Timor. Besides the staples rice and corn, Baucau produces beans, peanuts, sweet potatoes, copra, candlenut and manioc. It also raises buffalo and goats. A shortage of transportation links and the unpredictability of energy availability stymie the development of emerging industries.


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