Manatuto Administrative Post

Manatuto
  • Posto Administrativo de Manatuto (Portuguese)
  • Postu administrativu Manatutu (Tetum)
Manatuto ricefields
Official map
Manatuto
Coordinates: 8°31′S 126°01′E / 8.517°S 126.017°E / -8.517; 126.017
Country East Timor
MunicipalityManatuto
SeatSau
Sucos
  • Ailili
  • Aiteas
  • Cribas
  • Iliheu
  • Ma'abat
  • Sau
Area
  Total
345.9 km2 (133.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)
  Total
14,392
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Households (2015 census)
  Total2,300
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (TLT)

Manatuto, officially Manatuto Administrative Post (Portuguese: Posto Administrativo de Manatuto, Tetum: Postu administrativu Manatutu), is an administrative post (and was formerly a subdistrict) in Manatuto municipality, East Timor. Its seat or administrative centre is the suco of Sau.

The administrative post with 10,449 inhabitants (Census 2004) is divided in six Sucos: Ailili, Aiteas, Cribas, Iliheu, Ma'abat, and Sau. The local dialect is Galoli though Tetum is widely known.