Baguia, officially Baguia Administrative Post (, ), is an
administrative post (and was formerly a subdistrict) in
Baucau municipality
Baucau (, ) is a municipality, and was formerly a district, of East Timor, on the northern coast in the eastern part of the country. The capital is also called Baucau (formerly Vila Salazar). The population of the municipality is 111,694 (c ...
,
East Timor
Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...
.
Its seat or
administrative centre
An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located.
In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ...
is ,
and it has ten
sucos.
Taur Matan Ruak
José Maria de Vasconcelos (born 10 October 1956), popularly known as Taur Matan Ruak (Tetum for "Two Sharp Eyes"), is an East Timorese politician who served as 9th prime minister of East Timor from 2018 to 2023. He also served as 5th presi ...
, president of East Timor between 2012 and 2017, was born in ''Suco'' , Baguia Administrative Post, in 1956.
Sucos
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* (Alaua-Craik, Alaua Craic)
* (Alaua-Leten)
* (Defawase, Defa-Uasse)
* (Hae-Coni, Haeconi)
* (Lari Sula)
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* (Osso-Huna)
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See also
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Baguia Fort
References
External links
* – information page on
Ministry of State Administration site
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Administrative posts of Timor-Leste
Baucau Municipality
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