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Highest Major Cities in Timor-Leste

Cities in Timor-Leste with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres10 entries🇹🇱 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Atsabe16,304 people · Ermera
1,248 m
2
Aileu17,356 people · Aileu
926 m
3
Venilale16,000 people · Baucau
834 m
4
Baukau16,000 people · Baucau
442 m
5
Lospalos17,186 people · Lautém
391 m
6
Maliana22,000 people · Bobonaro
253 m
7
Suai21,539 people · Cova Lima
73 m
8
Likisá19,000 people · Liquiçá
23 m
9
Maubara16,300 people · Liquiçá
21 m
10
Dili150,000 people · Dili Municipality
3 m

Highlights

Within Timor-Leste, Atsabe ranks first in 2026 with 1,248 m, followed by Aileu (926 m) and Venilale (834 m).

Across 10 entries, values run from 1,248 m (Atsabe) to 3 m (Dili), with a median of 322 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.