page_title: Manatuto Municipality
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Manatuto Municipality / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Sucos des Distrikts Manatuto/Osttimor nach der Neustrukturierung 2004
context_page_description: Manatuto is one of the municipalities of East Timor, located in the central part of the country. It has a population of 45,541 and an area of 1,78 km². The capital of the municipality is also named Manatuto.
context_section_description: The borders of the municipality of Manatuto are identical to those of the council of Portuguese Timor with the same name.
  The municipality borders the municipalities of Baucau and Viqueque to the east and Manufahi, Aileu, and Dili to the west.  It reaches both the south and north coasts of the island, and is only one of two municipalities to do so (the other is Lautém in the far east), and has the most geographical diversity.  To the north is the Strait of Wetar, to the south is the Timor Sea.
caption: Administrative posts of Manatuto
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