# Lautém Municipality, Timor-Leste – Administrative posts > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/ Municipality · Timor-Leste # Lautém Municipality Lautém Municipality is a municipality of Timor-Leste. It had an estimated **66,966 people** in 2022 on 1,806 km² (about 37 per km²). Its main town is Lospalos. It is divided into 5 administrative posts. 260 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 64 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 66,966people (2022) - 1,806km² - 5administrative posts - 64mapped services ## How many people live in Lautém Municipality? Lautém Municipality had an estimated **66,966 people** in 2022 — 5.0% of Timor-Leste, 9th of 13 municipalities. There are 1,060 women for every 1,000 men (above the Timor-Leste figure of 973). Spread over 1,806 km², that is about **37 people per km²**, 12th of 13 municipalities. 37.2% of people are children under 15 and 7.1% 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 80 children and older people. 0–4 ****7,229** 5–9 ****8,455** 10–14 ****9,202** 15–19 ****9,469** 20–24 ****7,564** 25–29 ****3,845** 30–34 ****2,103** 35–39 ****2,068** 40–44 ****2,252** 45–49 ****2,873** 50–54 ****2,966** 55–59 ****2,287** 60–64 ****1,868** 65–69 ****1,569** 70–74 ****1,095** 75–79 ****906** 80+ ****1,194** 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 Lautém Municipality? Lautém Municipality lies in [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 2 other municipalities: [Baucau Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/) and [Viqueque Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/viqueque/). By area it is the 2nd largest of 13 municipalities in Timor-Leste. It covers 12.1% of [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). The centre of Lautém Municipality is about 152 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.5411° N, 126.9575° E. Source: [WHO via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tls). ## Administrative posts of Lautém Municipality Administrative post Area km² Sucos Services [Iliomar](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/iliomar/) 301 6 4 [Lautém](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lautem/) 447 10 10 [Lospalos](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lospalos/) 621 10 34 [Luro](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/luro/) 128 6 8 [Tutuala](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/tutuala/) 309 2 8 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 Lautém Municipality - Lospalos17,186 - Tutuala3,707 - Lautem3,157 - Luro2,839 - Gunung Dilarini365 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 Lautém Municipality Named natural and historic features inside Lautém Municipality, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 26 rivers and streams; 4 lakes. - Danau Iralaloro - Danau Maurei - Danau Utchanira - Danau Zelehu - River Bociliu - River Laivai - Sungai Abuti - Sungai Aramaco - Sungai Boro - Sungai Builiu - Sungai Cocolai - Sungai Daman - Sungai Dasidara - Sungai Lapalapa - Sungai Letana - Sungai Lihulo - Sungai Lore - Sungai Lori - Sungai Lulira - Sungai Malailada - Sungai Maluro - Sungai Metan - Sungai Miaira - Sungai Sissicau …and 6 more. ### Coast and islands 6 headlands; 1 island; 1 beach. - Dataran Praiavero - Point Busukailiu - Point Laidalu - Pulau Jaco - Tanjung Cutcha - Tanjung Tchetche - Tanjung Tei - Tanjung Tutono ### Hills and mountains 80 mountains; 51 hills. - Gunung Legumau · 1,128 m - Gunung Faebu · 1,009 m - Gunung Ililai · 892 m - Gunung Naunili · 856 m - Gunung Luturo · 819 m - Gunung Punaramato · 812 m - Gunung Paitchau I · 797 m - Gunung Luahomar · 757 m - Gunung Paitchau · 750 m - Gunung Bibilutur · 731 m - Gunung Acadiroloho · 707 m - Gunung Hafahafa · 704 m - Gunung Laleno · 675 m - Gunung Utonur · 673 m - Gunung Lalau · 654 m - Gunung Nofito · 641 m - Gunung Medaapa · 622 m - Gunung Larifa · 615 m - Gunung Darabu · 614 m - Gunung Pacoili · 597 m - Gunung Lecur · 580 m - Gunung Pahapaharo · 580 m - Gunung Letemanupere · 571 m - Gunung Somoro · 569 m …and 107 more. ### Getting around 1 airport. - Kun Airport 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 Lautém Municipality and the best time to visit In Lautém Municipality, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C). About 851 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (203 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 203 Feb 28 162 Mar 28 117 Apr 28 63 May 27 51 Jun 26 29 Jul 25 13 Aug 26 5 Sep 27 5 Oct 28 10 Nov 29 46 Dec 29 145 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Lautém Municipality Places mapped inside Lautém Municipality in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals12 - Banks1 - Petrol pumps3 - Hotels19 - Schools20 - Restaurants6 - Police stations3 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 Lautém Municipality?In Timor-Leste - What is the population of Lautém Municipality?66,966 (2022 estimate) - What is the median age in Lautém Municipality?About 20 years (2022 estimate) - What is the population density of Lautém Municipality?About 37 people per km² - What borders Lautém Municipality?Baucau Municipality and Viqueque Municipality - What is the largest town in Lautém Municipality?Lospalos - What is the highest point in Lautém Municipality?Gunung Legumau (1,128 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Lautém Municipality?March to September - How many hospitals are in Lautém Municipality?12 mapped - How many banks are in Lautém Municipality?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Lautém Municipality?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Lautém Municipality?TL09 (OCHA common operational dataset)