Manufahi District

Manufahi
—  District  —
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Map of East Timor highlighting Manufahi District
Coordinates: 9°00′S 125°47′E / 9°S 125.783°E / -9; 125.783Coordinates: 9°00′S 125°47′E / 9°S 125.783°E / -9; 125.783
Country	East Timor
Capital	Same
Subdistricts	Alas, Fatuberlio, Same, Turiscai
Area
- Total	1,325 km2 (511.6 sq mi)
Area rank	6th
Population (2004)
- Total	44,950
- Rank	11th
- Density	33.9/km2 (87.9/sq mi)
- Density rank	11th
Households
- Total	8,901 (as of 2004)
- Rank	11th
Time zone	UTC+9
ISO 3166 code	TL-MF

Manufahi is one of the districts of East Timor. It has a population of 44,235 (2004 census) and an area of 1,325 km². The capital of the district is Same. The subdistricts are Alas, Fatuberlio, Same, and Turiscai. In the times of the Portuguese colony, the district was called Same, after the capital city. During the Indonesian occupation the subdistrict Hato-Udo was split off from the district and joined to Ainaro, and the subdistrict Turiscai, previously in Ainaro, was moved to Manufahi.

Manufahi lies on the south coast of East Timor, on the Timor Sea. It borders the district Manatuto to the east, Ainaro to the west, and Aileu to the north.

Besides the national official languages of Tetum and Portuguese, the Malayo-Polynesian language Mambai is also spoken.

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Cities of Manufahi

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