Timorese municipalities and special region, found on the map
Find thirteen municipalities, including Atauro, and the special administrative region of Oecusse-Ambeno. Zoom in for Dili and the small central municipalities.
14 to find, 8 a run.
2 rounds, 6 of 8 to pass each. Pass one and its places are yours.
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14 municipalities and special region · one map
What the map tells you about each one
The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.
- Aileu
- Aileu’s valleys lie between the capital and the higher interior. Its seat is Aileu.
- Ainaro
- The municipality includes Maubisse and the slopes below Ramelau. Its seat is Ainaro.
- Atauro
- Atauro became a separate municipality in 2022. Its seat is Vila Maumeta.
- Baucau
- Baucau’s plateau rises above the north coast. Its seat is Baucau.
- Bobonaro
- Bobonaro connects the western borderlands with the inland plain around Maliana. Its seat is Maliana.
- Covalima
- The municipality includes the coastal plain around Suai. Its seat is Suai.
- Dili
- The municipality follows the capital’s coastal plain and nearby hills. Its seat is Dili.
- Ermera
- Coffee-growing hills surround the municipality’s towns. Its seat is Gleno.
- Lautém
- The eastern plateau includes Lake Iralalaro and the coast facing Jaco. Its seat is Lospalos.
- Liquiçá
- The municipality reaches from the coast into the western foothills. Its seat is Liquiçá.
- Manatuto
- The municipality links the Laclo valley with the southern coast. Its seat is Manatuto.
- Manufahi
- Manufahi reaches inland from the southern lowlands to the central hills. Its seat is Same.
- Oecusse-Ambeno
- Oecusse-Ambeno has special administrative status. Its seat is Pante Macassar.
- Viqueque
- The municipality includes the southern plains and the Uato-Lari area. Its seat is Viqueque.
How this one works
How many municipalities and special region are on the map?
14. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 8 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.
What is a round?
A run of 8 questions, and 6 right passes it. 2 rounds cover the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Timor-Leste page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.
Can I start the map over?
Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 14 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Timor-Leste keep their progress.
Do I need an account?
No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.
What happens when I get one wrong?
The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.
The other maps of Timor-Leste
All of Timor-Leste’s maps together on the Timor-Leste atlas page, the country itself on the Timor-Leste guide, and the other two hundred on the world map.