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Aileu
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Aileu | |
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  Aileu Location in East Timor | |
| Coordinates: 8°43′S 125°34′E / 8.717°S 125.567°E | |
| Country |  East Timor |
| Municipality | Aileu |
| Administrative post | Aileu |
| Sucos | Seloi Malere, Liurai |
| Area | |
• Total | 251.48 km2 (97.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,182 m (3,878 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 2,788 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Tetum Mambai |
| • Religions | Majority Catholic small groups of Protestants and animists |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (TLT) |
| Climate | Am |
Aileu is the main township in Aileu District, East Timor. It is located 47 km (29 mi) southwest of Dili, the national capital, and had a population of 2,788 in 2015.[1] In Portuguese Timor, the city was known as Vila General Carmona, after the Portuguese dictator António Óscar Carmona, but after World War II it was renamed. Aileu means "bent tree" in Mambai.[2]
- ^ "Preliminary Results Population and Housing Census 2015 | STATISTICS TIMOR-LESTE". www.statistics.gov.tl. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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