# Ermera Municipality, Timor-Leste – Administrative posts > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/ Municipality · Timor-Leste # Ermera Municipality Ermera Municipality is a municipality of Timor-Leste. It had an estimated **141,538 people** in 2022 on 768 km² (about 184 per km²). It is divided into 5 administrative posts. 412 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 28 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 141,538people (2022) - 768km² - 5administrative posts - 28mapped services ## How many people live in Ermera Municipality? Ermera Municipality had an estimated **141,538 people** in 2022 — 10.6% of Timor-Leste, 2nd of 13 municipalities. There are 983 women for every 1,000 men (above the Timor-Leste figure of 973). Spread over 768 km², that is about **184 people per km²**, 2nd of 13 municipalities. 38.8% of people are children under 15 and 4.9% are 65 or older; the median age is about 20 years (it is 21 across Timor-Leste). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 78 children and older people. 0–4 ****17,930** 5–9 ****18,845** 10–14 ****18,073** 15–19 ****16,925** 20–24 ****15,060** 25–29 ****10,186** 30–34 ****8,168** 35–39 ****7,166** 40–44 ****4,758** 45–49 ****4,863** 50–54 ****5,448** 55–59 ****4,048** 60–64 ****3,081** 65–69 ****2,739** 70–74 ****1,812** 75–79 ****1,132** 80+ ****1,297** Source: [National Statistics office of Timor Leste via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-tls). ## Where is Ermera Municipality? Ermera Municipality lies in [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 4 other municipalities: [Aileu Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/aileu/), [Ainaro Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/), [Bobonaro Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/) and [Liquiçá Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/liquica/). By area it is the 10th largest of 13 municipalities in Timor-Leste. It covers 5.2% of [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). The centre of Ermera Municipality is about 36 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.8171° N, 125.3830° E. Source: [WHO via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tls). ## Administrative posts of Ermera Municipality Administrative post Area km² Sucos Services [Atsabe](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/atsabe/) 167 12 1 [Ermera](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/ermera/) 93 10 11 [Hatolia](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/hatolia/) 273 13 6 [Letefoho](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/letefoho/) 129 8 4 [Railaco](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/) 105 9 6 Source: [WHO via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tls); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Largest towns in Ermera Municipality - Atsabe16,304 - Gleno8,133 Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Populations as recorded in GeoNames, which may be older than the estimates above. ## Landscape and landmarks of Ermera Municipality Named natural and historic features inside Ermera Municipality, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 54 rivers and streams; 1 lake. - Debo Lehumo - Mota Aiboro - Mota Balele - Mota Bandera - Mota Bapera - Mota Batuani - Mota Batuto - Mota Biatiri - Mota Biatoni - Mota Bibiamaleu - Mota Bibiamaleu - Mota Boera - Mota Buamara - Mota Buro - Mota Caraulun - Mota Celera - Mota Celere - Mota Coulala - Mota Daurecca - Mota Edam - Mota Erhiri - Mota Fatucali - Mota Gamerama - Mota Gleno …and 31 more. ### Hills and mountains 126 mountains; 25 hills; 7 peaks. - Foho Tatamailau · 2,936 m - Foho Doramelau · 2,812 m - Foho Hatofahi · 2,690 m - Foho Laumeta · 2,639 m - Foho Lebolia · 2,525 m - Foho Hatosaga · 2,452 m - Foho Raimodoi · 2,389 m - Foho Ramelau · 2,349 m - Foho Ausulo · 2,337 m - Foho Maubo · 2,323 m - Foho Hatomea · 2,319 m - Foho Ucaluli · 2,313 m - Foho Laulara · 2,302 m - Foho Lebolauria · 2,256 m - Foho Catrai · 2,187 m - Foho Raibolau · 1,952 m - Foho Catari · 1,946 m - Foho Usululi · 1,889 m - Foho Liabe · 1,866 m - Foho Oholau · 1,811 m - Foho Assuilau · 1,719 m - Foho Liamata · 1,718 m - Foho Taurolautalo · 1,712 m - Foho Olopana · 1,710 m …and 134 more. Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Ermera Municipality and the best time to visit In Ermera Municipality, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 949 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (242 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 242 Feb 23 205 Mar 23 126 Apr 23 55 May 22 37 Jun 21 23 Jul 21 10 Aug 21 4 Sep 22 5 Oct 24 13 Nov 25 57 Dec 25 173 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ermera Municipality Places mapped inside Ermera Municipality in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals14 - Hotels1 - Schools13 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Quick answers - Where is Ermera Municipality?In Timor-Leste - What is the population of Ermera Municipality?141,538 (2022 estimate) - What is the median age in Ermera Municipality?About 20 years (2022 estimate) - What is the population density of Ermera Municipality?About 184 people per km² - What borders Ermera Municipality?Aileu Municipality, Ainaro Municipality, Bobonaro Municipality and Liquiçá Municipality - What is the largest town in Ermera Municipality?Atsabe - What is the highest point in Ermera Municipality?Foho Tatamailau (2,936 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Ermera Municipality?April to November - How many hospitals are in Ermera Municipality?14 mapped - What is the P-code of Ermera Municipality?TL07 (OCHA common operational dataset)