Baguia Administrative Post

Baguia, officially Baguia Administrative Post (Portuguese: Posto Administrativo de Baguia, Tetum: Postu administrativu Bagia), is an administrative post (and was formerly a subdistrict) in Baucau municipality, East Timor.^[1][2] Its seat or administrative centre is Alawa Leten [de],^[2] and it has ten sucos.

This article is about the administrative post. For the village, see Baguia.

Baguia
Administrative Post
Posto Administrativo de Baguia (Portuguese) Postu administrativu Bagia (Tetum)
Landscape in Matebian
Official map
Baguia
Coordinates: 8°38′S 126°40′E
Country	East Timor
Municipality	Baucau
Seat	Alawa Leten [de]
Sucos	Afaloicai [de] Alawa Craik [de] Alawa Leten [de] Defawasi [de] Hae Coni [de] Larisula [de] Lavateri [de] Osso Huna [de] Samalari [de] Uacala [de]
Area
• Total	212.2 km2 (81.9 sq mi)
Population  (2015 census)
• Total	12,962
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Households (2015 census)
• Total	2,642
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (TLT)

Taur Matan Ruak, president of East Timor between 2012 and 2017, was born in Suco Osso Huna [de], Baguia Administrative Post, in 1956.

Sucos

• Afaloicai [de]
• Alawa Craik [de] (Alaua-Craik, Alaua Craic)
• Alawa Leten [de] (Alaua-Leten)
• Defawasi [de] (Defawase, Defa-Uasse)
• Hae Coni [de] (Hae-Coni, Haeconi)
• Larisula [de] (Lari Sula)
• Lavateri [de]
• Osso Huna [de] (Osso-Huna)
• Samalari [de]
• Uacala [de]

See also

• Baguia Fort