Cities

Dili

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Dili." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/dili.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Dili. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/dili

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-dili,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Dili},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/dili},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Dili is the capital and largest city of Timor-Leste. It lies on the northern coast of the island of Timor, in a small area of flat land hemmed in by mountains.

Facts

Population

277,488 1

Area (sq km)

178.62 1

Founding Year

1769 1

Population Estimate Year

2023 1

Elevation (m)

11 1

Latitude

8.55361 degrees south 1

Longitude

125.57833 degrees east 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Timor-Leste

Dili is Timor-Leste's capital.

Source Dili (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Timor-Leste

Dili is Timor-Leste's capital.

Source Dili (Wikipedia)

Sources

1. Dili (Wikipedia)

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Dili is the capital and largest city of Timor-Leste. It lies on the northern coast of the island of Timor, in a small area of flat land hemmed in by mountains.

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