Aileu
Aileu | |
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City | |
Aileu Location in East Timor | |
| Coordinates: 8°43′S 125°34′E / 8.717°S 125.567°E | |
| Country | Timor-Leste |
| Municipality | Aileu |
| Administrative post | Aileu |
| Sucos | Seloi Malere, Liurai |
| Area | |
• Total | 251.48 km2 (97.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,182 m (3,878 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 2,788 |
| • Density | 11.09/km2 (28.71/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, Timor-Leste. It is located 47 km (29 mi) southwest of Dili, the national capital, and had a population of 2,788 in 2015. 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.