# Defa Uassi Suco, Baguia, Baucau Municipality – Villages & Map

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Suco · Baguia 

# Defa Uassi

Defa Uassi is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Baguia, Baucau Municipality. It covers **21.1 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 21.1km²
- 580 mtypical elevation

## Where is Defa Uassi?

Defa Uassi lies in [Baguia](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/baguia/), [Baucau Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 7 other sucos: [Alaua Craic](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/baguia/alaua-craic/), [Alaua Leten](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/baguia/alaua-leten/), [Atelari](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/laga/atelari/), [Lari Sula](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/baguia/lari-sula/), [Lavateri](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/baguia/lavateri/), [Samalari](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/baguia/samalari/) and [Uacala](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/baguia/uacala/). By area it is the 241st largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 10.3% of [Baguia](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/baguia/). The centre of Defa Uassi is about 123 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.6002° N, 126.6920° 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 Defa Uassi

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Defa Uassi. Settlements here lie between about 160 m and 589 m above sea level (median 580 m).

- Buau
- Caidauai
- Defauassi
- Uarau
- Uarou

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 Defa Uassi

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

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Gunung Buluro · 721 m
- Gunung Darabu · 497 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 Defa Uassi and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Baguia, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C). About 851 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (203 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**.

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

Jan 28 203 

Feb 28 162 

Mar 28 117 

Apr 28 63 

May 27 51 

Jun 26 29 

Jul 25 13 

Aug 26 5 

Sep 27 5 

Oct 28 10 

Nov 29 46 

Dec 29 145 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Defa Uassi

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Postu Saude Suco Samalari · Samalari 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.60367&mlon=126.66569#map=17/-8.60367/126.66569) 

Bank BNCTL ATM P24 · Fuiloro 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.52413&mlon=126.99479#map=17/-8.52413/126.99479) 

Petrol pump Posto Gasolina Laga · Soba 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.47241&mlon=126.59828#map=17/-8.47241/126.59828) 

Hotel Hotel Casa Coures · Buruma 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.47025&mlon=126.45787#map=17/-8.47025/126.45787) 

School School · Samalari 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.59562&mlon=126.64243#map=17/-8.59562/126.64243) 

College Institutu catolico para a Formasao de Proferasores (ICFP) Baucau · Bahu 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.46291&mlon=126.45000#map=17/-8.46291/126.45000) 

Police station Kantor Polisi · Ailebere 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.70719&mlon=126.82770#map=17/-8.70719/126.82770) 

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 Baguia

- Afaloicai
- Alaua Craic
- Alaua Leten
- Haeconi
- Lari Sula
- Lavateri
- Ossu-Huna
- Samalari
- Uacala

## Quick answers

- Where is Defa Uassi?In Baguia, Baucau Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Defa Uassi?Alaua Craic, Alaua Leten, Atelari, Lari Sula, Lavateri, Samalari and Uacala
- How many villages are in Defa Uassi?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Defa Uassi?Settlements lie between 160 m and 589 m
- What is the highest point in Defa Uassi?Gunung Buluro (721 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Defa Uassi?March to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Defa Uassi?Postu Saude Suco Samalari, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Defa Uassi?BNCTL ATM P24, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Defa Uassi?Posto Gasolina Laga, about 18 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Defa Uassi?TL030408 (OCHA common operational dataset)
