# Manetu Suco, Maubisse, Ainaro Municipality – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/maubisse/manetu/

Suco · Maubisse 

# Manetu

Manetu is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Maubisse, Ainaro Municipality. It covers **20.0 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 20.0km²
- 1,236 mtypical elevation

## Where is Manetu?

Manetu lies in [Maubisse](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/maubisse/), [Ainaro Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 8 other sucos: [Aitemua](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/turiscai/aitemua/), [Aitutu](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/maubisse/aitutu/), [Edi](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/maubisse/edi/), [Holarua](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/same/holarua/), [Manelobas](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/maubisse/manelobas/), [Maulau](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/maubisse/maulau/), [Mindelo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/turiscai/mindelo/) and [Tutuluro](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/same/tutuluro/). By area it is the 243rd largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 10.2% of [Maubisse](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/maubisse/). The centre of Manetu is about 36 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.8703° N, 125.6743° E.

Source: [WHO via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tls).

## Villages and localities in Manetu

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Manetu. Settlements here lie between about 1,038 m and 1,287 m above sea level (median 1,236 m).

- Boroulo
- Daulelo
- Hahitali
- Kirikoli
- Lebululi
- Manetu
- Maulau
- Rusulau

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Manetu

Named natural and historic features inside Manetu, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Mota Arbaudiu
- Mota Buko

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain.

- Foho Fahtehun · 1,584 m

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Manetu and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Maubisse, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 224 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 949 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (242 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 242 

Feb 25 205 

Mar 25 126 

Apr 25 55 

May 24 37 

Jun 23 23 

Jul 22 10 

Aug 22 4 

Sep 24 5 

Oct 25 13 

Nov 26 57 

Dec 26 173 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Manetu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Saúde Caimau · Manumera 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.82415&mlon=125.70692#map=17/-8.82415/125.70692) 

Bank Banco Nacional Timor-Leste · Letefoho 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.00080&mlon=125.65268#map=17/-9.00080/125.65268) 

ATM ATM BRI Balide · Macarenhas 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.56647&mlon=125.57990#map=17/-8.56647/125.57990) 

Petrol pump Nusabe gas station · Aisirimou 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.72609&mlon=125.57225#map=17/-8.72609/125.57225) 

Hotel Possada Maubisse · Maubisse 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.84093&mlon=125.60175#map=17/-8.84093/125.60175) 

Mall Top One · Bemori 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.55774&mlon=125.58448#map=17/-8.55774/125.58448) 

School EBF Lequibaulu · Aitutu 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.90159&mlon=125.61941#map=17/-8.90159/125.61941) 

College Escola Técnica Aileu · Aisirimou 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.72079&mlon=125.57107#map=17/-8.72079/125.57107) 

Police station Posto de polícia · Seloi Malere 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.73354&mlon=125.56671#map=17/-8.73354/125.56671) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other sucos in Maubisse

- Aitutu
- Edi
- Fatu-Besi
- Horai-Quic
- Manelobas
- Maubisse
- Maulau
- Suco Liurai

## Quick answers

- Where is Manetu?In Maubisse, Ainaro Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Manetu?Aitemua, Aitutu, Edi, Holarua, Manelobas, Maulau, Mindelo and Tutuluro
- How many villages are in Manetu?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Manetu?Settlements lie between 1,038 m and 1,287 m
- What is the highest point in Manetu?Foho Fahtehun (1,584 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Manetu?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Manetu?Centro de Saúde Caimau, about 6.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Manetu?Banco Nacional Timor-Leste, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Manetu?ATM BRI Balide, about 35 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Manetu?Nusabe gas station, about 20 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Manetu?TL010303 (OCHA common operational dataset)
