    dili () is the capital, largest city, chief port and commercial center of east timor. ==geography and administration== thumb|left|upright|administration of district dili dili lies on the northern coast of timor island, the easternmost of the lesser sunda islands. it is the seat of the administration of the district of dili, which is the administrative entity of the area and includes the island of atauro and some cities close to dili city. the city is divided into the subdistricts of nain feto, vera cruz, dom aleixo and cristo rei and is divided into several sucos, which are headed by an elected chefe de suco. 18 of the 26 sucos of the four subdistricts are categorized as urban.list of east timorese administrative entities there is no city administration beside the district administrator, who was appointed by state government. the east timorese government started to plan in 2009 to change the status of districts into municipalities. these will 
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