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Liquiçá (district)

Liquiçá
Likisá
District
Fazenda Algarve in Liquiçá
Fazenda Algarve in Liquiçá
Flag of Liquiçá
Flag
Map of East Timor highlighting Liquiçá District
Map of East Timor highlighting Liquiçá District
Coordinates: 8°41′S 125°12′E / 8.683°S 125.200°E / -8.683; 125.200Coordinates: 8°41′S 125°12′E / 8.683°S 125.200°E / -8.683; 125.200
Country  East Timor
Capital Liquiçá
Subdistricts Bazartete, Liquiçá, Maubara
Area
 • Total 549 km2 (212 sq mi)
Area rank 12th
Population (2015)
 • Total 73,024
 • Rank 8th
 • Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
 • Density rank 3rd
Households
 • Total 11,063 (as of 2004)
 • Rank 10th
Time zone UTC+9
ISO 3166 code TL-LI

Liquiçá (Tetum: Likisá) is one of the districts of East Timor. Its capital is also called Liquiçá.

Liquiçá District is situated on the northern coast of East Timor, and borders the districts of Dili (containing the national capital) to the east, Aileu to the Southeast, Ermera to the south, and Bobonaro to the southwest. To the northwest lies the Savu Sea. The district has a population of 73,027 (Census 2010) and an area of 549 km². The district is identical to the district of the same name in Portuguese Timor. Its subdistricts are Bazartete, Liquiçá and Maubara.

Widely known as a beautiful location, it has a breath-taking view of the Ombai Strait, which is most visible as you drive into Liquiçá from Dili, rounding the last mountain curve before descending into the valley. The beaches are rocky, as are most beaches on East Timor, but nonetheless beautiful. The river that flows down to the sea from the mountains is dry, except during the monsoon season. During this time, the main road washes out several times, and is repaired each time by the local population. The only downside to its beauty is the large population of mosquitoes which carry both the deadly diseases malaria and dengue fever.

In addition to the national official languages of Tetum and Portuguese, nearly all of the inhabitants of Liquiçá speak the Malayo-Polynesian language .


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