Ermera

Ermera

Spread over an area of 746 sq km, Ermera district is divided administratively into five sub-districts: Atsabe (164.82 sq km), Ermera (114,41 sq km), Hatolia (249,58 sq km), Letefoho (108,52 sq km) and Railako (108,67 sq km). Ermera District has a common border with Liquica (north), Bobonaro (west - south), Ainaro (east – south) and Aileu (east –north). Atsabe is in the southwest of the District, Ermera in the east-center, Hatolia in the northwest, Letefoho in the southeast and Railako

in the northeast. The district has 52 “sucos” (villages): Atsabe 12, Ermera 10, Hatolia 13, Letefoho 8 and Railako 9.

Gleno, in Ermera sub-district, is the administrative center for the whole district. Ermera town is the administrative center for Ermera sub-district only.

The climate is characterized by two seasons, rainy (from October to May) and dry. As Ermera is a mountainous region, the climate is temperate. The sub-districts, which are higher (Letefoho, Atsabe), are colder than the other sub-districts. During the rainy season in these areas the temperature is around 15-17 degrees during the night.

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