Liquiçá (district)

Liquiçá Likisá
District
Fazenda Algarve in Liquiçá
Flag
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 .