Viqueque

This article is about the city. For the administrative post, see Viqueque Administrative Post. For the municipality, see Viqueque Municipality.

Viqueque
City
Cidade de Viqueque (Portuguese) Cidade Vikeke (Tetum)
Marketplace in Viqueque
Viqueque Location in East Timor
Coordinates: 8°51′27″S 126°21′53″E
Country	Timor-Leste
Municipality	Viqueque
Administrative post	Viqueque
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Population  (2015 census)
• Total	6,859
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (TLT)
Climate	Aw

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Viqueque (Portuguese: Viqueque, Tetum: Vikeke) is a city in the south-east of Timor-Leste, 183 km from Dili, the nation's capital. Viqueque is the capital of Viqueque Municipality, which has five administrative posts under its control: Uato-Lari, Uatu-Carbau, Viqueque, Lacluta and Ossu. The city has a population of 6,859 (2015), the administrative post has 20,640 (2004), the municipality 65,245 inhabitants (2004).

In 1959, there was a rebellion against the Portuguese administration.