Atauro
Island and municipality in East Timor
(Redirected from Atauro Island)
Atauro in an island of East Timor. It is about 25 km long and 9 km wide, about 140.1 km2 in area. It had 9,274 people living there at the 2015 Census. The nearest island is the Indonesian island of Liran, 12 km to the northeast.
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Location | Southeast Asia |
Administration | |
At 999 m above sea level, Mount Manucoco is the island's highest point.
The island is administratively divided into five sucos, each surrounding a village:
- Biqueli
- Beloi
- Macadade (formerly Anartutu)
- Maquili
- Vila Maumeta