Aileu is an administrative district

Districts of East Timor

||East Timor is divided into thirteen administrative districts. The districts are divided into subdistricts, and further subdivided into sucos.The borders between Cova-Lima and Ainaro and between Baucau and Viqueque were changed in 2003.-References:...

 of East Timor

East Timor

The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor...

. It has a population of 36,889 (Census 2004) and an area of 729 km². The capital of the district is also named Aileu

Aileu

Aileu is the main township in Aileu District, East Timor. It is located 47km southwest of Dili, the national capital, Dili and has a population of 17,356....

. The subdistricts are Aileu

Aileu

Aileu is the main township in Aileu District, East Timor. It is located 47km southwest of Dili, the national capital, Dili and has a population of 17,356....

, Laulara

Laulara

Laulara is a town and subdistrict in the Aileu District of East Timor. Its population at the 2004 census was 5,448.-Reference:*...

, Lequidoe

Lequidoe

Lequidoe is a town and subdistrict in the Aileu District of East Timor. Its population at the 2004 census was 5,819.-Reference:*...

 and Remexio

Remexio

Remexio is a town and subdistrict in the Aileu District of East Timor. Its population at the 2004 census was 9.493....

.

Aileu is in the northwestern part of East Timor and is one of only two landlocked districts, the other being Ermera. It borders Dili

Dili (district)

Dili is the name of one of the 13 districts of East Timor, which includes the national capital Dili. It has a population of 167,777 , most of whom live in the capital city. The district has an area of 372 km2. The district is the same as what was the council of the same name in Portuguese...

 to the north, Manatuto

Manatuto (district)

Manatuto is one of the districts of East Timor, located in the central part of the country. It reaches both the south and north coasts of the island, and is only one of two districts to do so . To the north is the Strait of Wetar, to the south is the Timor Sea...

 to the east, Manufahi

Manufahi

Manufahi is one of the districts of East Timor. It has a population of 44,235 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...

 to the southeast, Ainaro

Ainaro (district)

Ainaro is one of 13 administrative districts of East Timor, in the southwest part of the country. It has a population of 53,629 and an area of 797 km2...

 to the south, Ermera

Ermera

Ermera is one of the districts of East Timor, located in the west-central part of the country. It has a population of 103,169 and an area of 746 km2. Its capital is Gleno, which is located 30 km to the southwest of the national capital, Dili...

 to the west, and Liquiçá

Liquiçá (district)

Liquiçá is one of the districts of East Timor. Its capital is also called Liquiçá.-Geography:Liquiçá District is situated on the northern coast of East Timor, and borders the districts of Dili to the east, Aileu to the Southeast, Ermera to the south, and Bobonaro to the southwest. To the...

 to the northwest. It was formerly part of the district of Dili but was split in the final years of Portuguese administration.

Development

Possibly due to its close proximity to Dili

Dili

Dili, spelled Díli in Portuguese, is the capital, largest city, chief port and commercial centre of East Timor.-Geography and Administration:Dili lies on the northern coast of Timor island, the easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands....

 and relatively easy access, the Aileu District is the focus on various development programmes from NGOs, including WaterAid, World Vision and Plan International. The Hume City Council and Moreland City Council in Melbourne

Melbourne

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 Australia

Australia

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, have established a friendship relationship with the Aileu Distrist, called "Friends of Aileu".