Laleia Administrative Post
Laleia | |
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View of the Laleia River | |
Official map | |
| Coordinates: 8°32′S 126°10′E / 8.533°S 126.167°E | |
| Country | East Timor |
| Municipality | Manatuto |
| Seat | Haturalan |
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| Area | |
• Total | 226.1 km2 (87.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 3,689 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Households (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 719 |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (TLT) |
Laleia, officially Laleia Administrative Post (Portuguese: Posto Administrativo de Laleia, Tetum: Postu administrativu Laleia), is an administrative post (and was formerly a subdistrict) in Manatuto municipality, East Timor. Its seat or administrative centre is Haturalan.
According to a list prepared by Afonso de Castro, governor of the colony of Portuguese Timor from 1859 to 1863, Laleia was one of 47 kingdoms in that colony at the time.