Baucau is the second-largest city in East Timor, after Dili, the capital, which lies 122 km (76 mi) to its west.
View of the Old City, Baucau
Mercado Municipal, Baucau
Municipal market building in Baucau
The beach in Baucau
East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor - of which the western half is administered by Indonesia - the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-western half, and the minor islands of Atauro and Jaco. Australia is the country's southern neighbour, separated by the Timor Sea. The country's size is 14,950 square kilometres (5,770 sq mi). Dili, on the north coast of Timor, is its capital and largest city.
The Battle of Cailaco in 1726, part of a rebellion following the introduction of a new head tax.
A demonstration for independence from Indonesia held in Australia during September 1999
José Ramos-Horta, 1996 Nobel Peace Prize winner, second president of East Timor
Xanana Gusmão, the first East Timorese president after the end of Indonesian occupation