Atauro: population, schools, health, poverty and budgets
Atauro is a island municipality of Timor-Leste, number 15 of 15 by population. Atauro had 10,295 residents at the 5 October 2022 census, the smallest of 14 municipalities by population and 0.77% of the 1,341,737 people counted in Timor-Leste.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Atauro: The 2022 census counted 2,179 conventional dwellings in Atauro: 2,073 occupied and 106 vacant.
- Education in Atauro: In Atauro, 83.7% of children aged 6 to 14 were attending school at the 2022 census. It ranks as the 7th lowest of 14 municipalities, against 81.9% for Timor-Leste as a whole.
- Government budget and revenue in Atauro: The Ministry of Finance Citizens' Budget lists US$2,550,389 for the municipal administration of Atauro in the proposed 2025 General State Budget, making it the smallest of 13 municipal budgets, and 2.1% of the US$123,623,927 for all municipalities.
What is the population density of Atauro?
Atauro covers 141 square kilometres, which gives 73.2 people per square kilometre at the 2022 census; the figure for Timor-Leste as a whole is 89.8. It is 6th least densely populated of 14 municipalities.
Source: National Statistics Institute of Timor-Leste (INETL, I.P.) · saved copyHow many men and women live in Atauro?
At the 2022 census Atauro had 5,174 men and boys and 5,121 women and girls, 101 men for every 100 women (Timor-Leste: 103).
Source: National Statistics Institute of Timor-Leste (INETL, I.P.) · saved copyHow island municipalitys are governed in Timor-Leste
Municipalities (12), the Special Administrative Region of Oe-Cusse Ambeno, and Ataúro (separated from Díli in 2022). Municipal administrators appointed by the government; Oe-Cusse has an appointed Authority. Deconcentrated administration of services; no elected municipal assembly yet.
Every tier of government in Timor-Leste
Other island municipalities of Timor-Leste
- Dili 324,738
- Ermera 137,750
- Baucau 134,878
- Bobonaro 106,639
- Liquiçá 83,658
- Oecusse 80,685
- Viqueque 80,176
- Oecussi 75,000
- Cova Lima 73,933
- Ainaro 73,115
- Lautém 70,022
- Manufahi 60,665
- Aileu 54,324
- Manatuto 50,859
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Sources
- Ministry of Finance of Timor-Leste: Citizens' Budget 2025 (Orsamentu ba Sidadaun 2025): municipal budgets 2023-2025 and the RAEOA budget, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e7a0dab1c6fd…)
- National Statistics Institute of Timor-Leste (INETL, I.P.): Timor-Leste Population and Housing Census 2022, Main Report (Tables 4.3, 4.11, 4.12, 4.18, 4.20, 4.22), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd4177c7b2b0…)
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