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

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

Suco · Maubisse 

# Maulau

Maulau is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Maubisse, Ainaro Municipality. It covers **50.1 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 50.1km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,421 mtypical elevation

## Where is Maulau?

Maulau 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 11 other sucos: [Bereleu](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/aileu/liquidoe/bereleu/), [Betulau](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/aileu/liquidoe/betulau/), [Caimauc](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/turiscai/caimauc/), [Edi](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/maubisse/edi/), [Fahiria](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/aileu/aileu-vila/fahiria/), [Fatu-Besi](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/maubisse/fatu-besi/), [Faturilau](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/aileu/liquidoe/faturilau/), [Manelobas](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/maubisse/manelobas/), [Manetu](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/maubisse/manetu/), [Manumera](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/turiscai/manumera/) and [Maubisse](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/maubisse/maubisse/). By area it is the 89th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 25.5% of [Maubisse](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/maubisse/). The centre of Maulau is about 29 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.8037° N, 125.6667° 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 Maulau

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Maulau. Settlements here lie between about 1,281 m and 1,553 m above sea level (median 1,421 m).

- Aihosan
- Anosan
- Edi
- Fatubessi
- Hahimau
- Hatokade
- Hatulete
- Lokamalikau
- Lumululi
- Maleria
- Rita
- Tarabula
- Uculoli

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 Maulau

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Mato Malikan
- Mota Daisoli
- Mota Malikan

### Hills and mountains

14 mountains.

- Foho Acalara · 1,671 m
- Foho Autara · 1,653 m
- Foho Patubesse · 1,621 m
- Foho Uraco · 1,613 m
- Foho Talinaro · 1,571 m
- Foho Mara · 1,569 m
- Foho Fatnaro · 1,498 m
- Foho Hoholuli · 1,364 m
- Foho Falitehu · 1,313 m
- Foho Laubere · 1,234 m
- Foho Urasou · 1,198 m
- Foho Aisrai · 1,171 m
- Foho Hateria · 1,023 m
- Foho Rairema · 800 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 Maulau and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Maubisse, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). 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
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 242 

Feb 23 205 

Mar 23 126 

Apr 23 55 

May 22 37 

Jun 21 23 

Jul 21 10 

Aug 21 4 

Sep 22 5 

Oct 24 13 

Nov 25 57 

Dec 25 173 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Maulau

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Saúde Maulau · Maulau 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.80071&mlon=125.66594#map=17/-8.80071/125.66594) 

Bank Banco Nacional de Timor- Leste · Seloi Malere 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.72759&mlon=125.56645#map=17/-8.72759/125.56645) 

ATM ATM BRI Balide · Macarenhas 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.56647&mlon=125.57990#map=17/-8.56647/125.57990) 

Petrol pump Nusabe gas station · Aisirimou 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.72609&mlon=125.57225#map=17/-8.72609/125.57225) 

Hotel Pousada de Maubisse · Maubisse 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.84077&mlon=125.60171#map=17/-8.84077/125.60171) 

Mall Top One · Bemori 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.55774&mlon=125.58448#map=17/-8.55774/125.58448) 

School Sede Aldeia Sarabere · Betulau 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.74642&mlon=125.65080#map=17/-8.74642/125.65080) 

College Escola Técnica Aileu · Aisirimou 14 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 13 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Maulau

Places mapped inside Maulau in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1

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

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other sucos in Maubisse

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Maulau?In Maubisse, Ainaro Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Maulau?Bereleu, Betulau, Caimauc, Edi, Fahiria, Fatu-Besi, Faturilau, Manelobas, Manetu, Manumera and Maubisse
- How many villages are in Maulau?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Maulau?Settlements lie between 1,281 m and 1,553 m
- What is the highest point in Maulau?Foho Acalara (1,671 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Maulau?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Maulau?Centro de Saúde Maulau, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Maulau?Banco Nacional de Timor- Leste, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Maulau?ATM BRI Balide, about 28 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Maulau?Nusabe gas station, about 14 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Maulau?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Maulau?TL010306 (OCHA common operational dataset)
