25 Facts About Dili

Dili's growing population is relatively youthful, being mostly of working age.

Centuries of Portuguese rule were interrupted in World War II, when Dili became the site of a battle between Allied and Japanese forces.

Resistance to Indonesian rule faced violent repression, and a massacre in Dili led to international pressure culminating in an independence referendum.

Dili became the capital of an independent East Timor in 2002.

Dili has played a central role in the history of East Timor.

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In 1863, Dili was declared a city, and East Timor became directly subordinate to the Lisbon government.

Much of Dili was destroyed during the war, from the initial Japanese invasion and from later allied bombings.

Atauro Island, north off Dili, is part of the municipality, and the bordering municipalities are Aileu, Liquica, and Manatuto.

The urban area of the city of Dili extends through four of the Dili Municipality's Administrative Posts, Cristo Rei, Dom Aleixo, Nain Feto, and Vera Cruz, which together contain 25 sucos, as well as west into the Tibar suco of the Bazartete Administrative Post in the Liquica Municipality.

The coral reefs off Dili appear to be locally sheltered from the average sea surface temperature rise from climate change.

Cristo Rei of Dili is a 27 metres tall statue of Jesus situated on top of a globe at the end of a peninsula in Dili.

Dili is the administrative centre of the Dili Municipality, serving as both the municipal and national capital.

The central city of Dili is spread over four of the six administrative posts within Dili municipality: Cristo Rei, Dom Aleixo, Nain Feto, and Vera Cruz.

Those in Dili have less influence over community land than those elsewhere, however their elected status gives them greater authority in other areas.

Economic situation in Dili is substantially better than that of the rest of the country, and most wealth is concentrated there.

Almost all of the sucos of Dili are among those with the country's highest living standards and the greatest access to public services.

Half of visitors arriving at Dili's airport come from three countries: Australia, Indonesia, and Portugal.

At the time, Dili was the only location in East Timor with 24 hour electricity.

Dili is the location of the country's water testing laboratory, and thus its water quality is regularly monitored.

Dili has one of the country's two septage treatment facilities.

Dili is served by a fleet of air-conditioned blue taxis, whose drivers are expected to speak Tetum and English.

Dili's port is the only international cargo reception port in the country, and its capacity is insufficient to meet import needs.

The Dili Port serves as the main link for these locations with the rest of the country.

Those who migrate internally into Dili retain cultural and identity links to their rural areas of origin, which are passed down through generations.

Dili contains a number of local and often youth collectivities.

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