The city is the capital of Manatuto municipality, and is made up of four urban
sucos. From west to east, the
sucos are: Sau, Ailili, Aiteas, and Maabat. According to the 2010 census, urban
sucos are those co-located with municipal capitals, or with certain qualities of population and social amenities. In the case of Manatuto, the city is in effect the urbanised part of the four sucos. == References ==