Viqueque

Viqueque

Marketplace in Viqueque
Viqueque

Location in East Timor

Coordinates: 8°51′27″S 126°21′53″E / 8.85750°S 126.36472°E / -8.85750; 126.36472Coordinates: 8°51′27″S 126°21′53″E / 8.85750°S 126.36472°E / -8.85750; 126.36472
Country  East Timor
District Viqueque District
Subdistrict Viqueque
Elevation 140 m (460 ft)
Population (2015 census)
  Total 6,859
Climate Aw

Viqueque (Tetum: Vikeke) is a city in the south-east of East Timor, 183 km from Dili, the national capital. Viqueque is the capital of Viqueque District and Viqueque Subdistrict, in the eastern part of the country with five subdistricts under its control, they are: Uatu-Lari, Uatu-Carbau, Viqueque, Lacluta and Ossu. The city has a population of 6,859 (2015), the subdistrict has 20,640 (2004), the district 65,245 inhabitants (2004).[1]

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