Videos: Timor-Leste Districts

Aileu, Timor-Leste

Aileu is a mountainous district with beautiful ribbons of rice paddies running along the valleys between the steep slopes.

Ainaro, Timor-Leste

Ainaro has a great abundance of rivers, fertile soil, and dramatic mountain ranges including Mount Ramelau.

Atauro island, Timor-Leste

Atauro island, a quiet getaway from the capital city Dili, has a lush mountainous interior and coral reefs.

Baucau, Timor-Leste

Baucau boasts a wide coastline with attractive beaches, and retains many buildings from the Portuguese era.

Bobonaro, Timor-Leste

Located on the far west of the country on the Indonesian border, Bobonaro sits in a fertile floodplain making it ideal for growing rice.

Covalima, Timor-Leste

In the district of Covalima, the village of Suai Loro is bounded by a black sand beach and features traditional thatched-roof houses.

Dili, Timor-Leste

Dili district, and the country's capital of the same name, is a bustling area of growth and activity, beautiful beaches and colourful markets.

Ermera, Timor-Leste

Ermera, the heartland of Timor-Leste's coffee country, ships high-quality, unroasted beans all over the world.

Lautem, Timor-Leste

The mountain landscape in Lautem is wild, unspoiled and rugged, with beautiful beaches, coral reefs and an abundance of fish species.

Liquica, Timor-Leste

Liquiça has mostly lowland and fertile soils where traditional agriculture is practiced.

Manatuto, Timor-Leste

Located in the central part of the country, Manatuto is one of only two districts whose borders reach both the south and north coasts of the island.

Manufahi, Timor-Leste

Manufahi has a pleasant cool climate, and its weather and terrain are suited to the cultivation of Timor-Leste's famous organically grown coffee.

Oecusse, Timor-Leste

Surrounded on three sides by Indonesia, Oecusse is the site of Portugal's first landing on the island by Dominican missionaries.

Viqueque, Timor-Leste

The most easterly district of Timor-Leste, Viqueque has beautiful forests, rivers, waterfalls and beaches.