Editing Dili (section)

==Administration==
[[File:Sucos Dili.png|thumb|upright|Administration of district Dili (prior to the separation of Atauro)]]
Dili is the administrative centre of the [[Dili Municipality]],<ref name="JICA2011"/>{{rp|2–4}} serving as both the municipal and national capital.<ref name="AdministrativeDivision"/> Dili itself does not not have a city government, but is governed centrally by the Dili Municipality, along with the [[Hera, Timor-Leste|Hera]] and [[Metinaro]] areas.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} The current president of the Dili Municipality Authority is Gregório da Cunha Saldanha, sworn in on 1 March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-04 |title=Minister of State Administration swears in Gregório Saldanha as the new President of the Dili Municipal Authority |url=https://timor-leste.gov.tl/?p=36463&lang=en&n=1 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=Government of Timor-Leste |language=en}}</ref>  The municipality has an elected mayor and council.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.estatal.gov.tl/English/News/News_7.html |title=MAEOT – News |publisher=Estatal.gov.tl |date=19 February 2009 |access-date=12 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408133644/http://www.estatal.gov.tl/English/News/News_7.html |archive-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> 

Timor-Leste's municipalities are divided into [[Administrative posts of Timor-Leste|administrative posts]], and each of these is divided into [[Sucos of Timor-Leste|sucos]]. The central city of Dili is spread over four of the six administrative posts within Dili municipality: [[Cristo Rei Administrative Post|Cristo Rei]], [[Dom Aleixo Administrative Post|Dom Aleixo]], [[Nain Feto]], and [[Vera Cruz Administrative Post|Vera Cruz]]. The Hera suco is the easternmost suco of Cristo Rei. [[Tibar]], to the west of the main city, is the easternmost suco of the [[Bazartete Administrative Post]] in the [[Liquiçá Municipality]].<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|2–16, 2–17}}

Each suco has a ''chefe''. Those in Dili have less influence over community land than those elsewhere,<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|3–9}} however their elected status gives them greater authority in other areas.<ref name="ICG2010"/>{{rp|2}} Each also has a head office. Municipal and national government buildings are concentrated in the city centre, mainly in the sucos of Caicori, Colmera, and Gricenfor.<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|3–12, 3–13}} Sucos, administrative posts, and municipalities are all tasked with setting up a Disaster Management Committee. These are responsible for planning, public awareness, and disaster response.<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|5–2}} The borders of sucos, and the aldeias within them, are often undefined. Reasons for this include the history of displacement, and taboo over formal demarcation.<ref name="ICG2010"/>{{rp|12}}

[[Land registration]] is difficult due to the city's tumultuous history, and legal ownership is often unclear.<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|3–8, 3–9}} It is thought that in 1999 existing land records were taken from Dili to Indonesia.<ref name="ICG2010"/>{{rp|4}} The new government attempted to set up a system of rent, charging a small fee of $10 a month for those occupying state property. However, in many cases even this could not be paid.<ref name="ICG2010"/>{{rp|6}} In 2003 the national government legislated that all previous state property, as well as abandoned properties, belonged to the state. It also set up a system of registration based on occupation.<ref name="ICG2010"/>{{rp|5}} Residents can claim land they live in, if there are no objections from others.<ref name="MPW2014"/>{{rp|12}} The 2006 crisis put an end to attempts to enforce rent. Evictions from state property are rare. A cadastral survey began in 2008.<ref name="ICG2010"/>{{rp|6}} As of 2014, 70% of the land in Dili had been surveyed, although this information is not public.<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|3–8, 3–9}} Despite this lack of information, most in the city claim ownership of their homes, with 90% of homes considered owned by an individual or by a family.<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|3–20}} Land valuation is often unclear.<ref name="ICG2010"/>{{rp|9}}

The sucos within the four administrative posts in the western Dili Municipality that form the core city are as follows:<ref name="JICA2016"/>{{rp|2–17}}

'''[[Cristo Rei Administrative Post|Cristo Rei]]'''
* [[Balibar, Timor-Leste|Balibar]]
* [[Becora]]
* [[Bidau Santana]]
* [[Camea]]
* [[Culuhun]]
* [[Hera, Timor-Leste|Hera]]
* [[Metiaut]]

'''[[Dom Aleixo Administrative Post|Dom Aleixo]]'''
* [[Bairro Pite]]
* [[Comoro, Dili|Comoro]]
* [[Fatuhada]]
* [[Kampung Alor]]

'''[[Nain Feto Administrative Post|Nain Feto]]'''
* [[Acadiruhun]]
* [[Bemori]]
* [[Bidau Lecidere]]
* [[Gricenfor]]
* [[Lahane Oriental]]
* [[Santa Cruz, Dili|Santa Cruz]]

'''[[Vera Cruz Administrative Post|Vera Cruz]]'''
* [[Caicoli]]
* [[Colmera]]
* [[Dare, Timor-Leste|Dare]]
* [[Lahane Ocidental]]
* [[Mascarenhas, Dili|Mascarenhas]]
* [[Motael]]
* [[Vila Verde, Dili|Vila Verde]]