is one of the
Districts of
East Timor , located in the west-central part of the country. It has a population of 103,169 (census 2004) and an area of 746 km&
2. Its capital is
Gleno , which is located 30 km to the southwest of the national capital,
Dili . The city of
Ermera , also known as ''Vila Ermera'', lies 58 km from the capital along the same road.
Ermera is one of only two land-locked districts in East Timor, the other being
Aileu . It borders
Liquiçá to the north,
Dili to the northeast,
Aileu to the east,
Ainaro to the southeast, and
Bobonaro to the west.
The district was identical to that of the same name in
Portuguese Timor . Its subdistricts are
Atsabe ,
Ermera ,
Hatólia ,
Letefuó and
Railaco .
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