Atauro Island (also
Ilha de Atauro,
Ata'uro) is a small island situated 25 km north of
Dili,
East Timor, on the extinct Wetar segment of the
volcanic Inner Banda Arc, between the
Indonesian islands of
Alor and
Wetar. Politically it comprises one of the subdistricts of the
Dili District of East Timor. It is about 25 km long and 9 km wide, about 105 km
2 in area, and is inhabited by about 8,000 people. The nearest island is the Indonesian island of
Liran, 12 km to the northeast.