# Samalari Suco, Baguia, Baucau Municipality – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/baguia/samalari/ Suco · Baguia # Samalari Samalari is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Baguia, Baucau Municipality. It covers **15.3 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 15.3km² - 2mapped services - 284 mtypical elevation ## Where is Samalari? Samalari 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/), [Defa Uassi](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/baguia/defa-uassi/), [Guruca](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/quelicai/guruca/), [Haeconi](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/baguia/haeconi/), [Lavateri](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/baguia/lavateri/) and [Namanei](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/quelicai/namanei/). By area it is the 296th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 7.5% of [Baguia](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/baguia/). The centre of Samalari is about 118 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.5909° N, 126.6501° 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 Samalari Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Samalari. Settlements here lie between about 244 m and 340 m above sea level (median 284 m). - Iraosso - Taubere 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 Samalari Named natural and historic features inside Samalari, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 rivers and streams. - Sungai Dalassa - Sungai Iraosso - Sungai Sabalaco - Sungai Samalari ### Hills and mountains 3 mountains. - Gunung Behoba · 1,098 m - Gunung Darebubo · 934 m - Gunung Uacaaha · 816 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 Samalari and the best time to visit Using the climate of Baguia, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (26 °C), after allowing for this place being about 153 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 **June to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 29 203 Feb 29 162 Mar 29 117 Apr 29 63 May 28 51 Jun 27 29 Jul 26 13 Aug 26 5 Sep 28 5 Oct 29 10 Nov 30 46 Dec 30 145 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Samalari Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Postu Saude Suco Samalari · Samalari 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.60367&mlon=126.66569#map=17/-8.60367/126.66569) Bank BNCTL ATM P24 · Fuiloro 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.52413&mlon=126.99479#map=17/-8.52413/126.99479) Petrol pump Posto Gasolina Laga · Soba 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.47241&mlon=126.59828#map=17/-8.47241/126.59828) Hotel Hotel Casa Coures · Buruma 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.47025&mlon=126.45787#map=17/-8.47025/126.45787) School School · Samalari 1.0 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 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.46291&mlon=126.45000#map=17/-8.46291/126.45000) Police station Kantor Polisi · Ailebere 23 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Samalari Places mapped inside Samalari in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 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 Baguia - Afaloicai - Alaua Craic - Alaua Leten - Defa Uassi - Haeconi - Lari Sula - Lavateri - Ossu-Huna - Uacala ## Quick answers - Where is Samalari?In Baguia, Baucau Municipality, Timor-Leste - What borders Samalari?Alaua Craic, Alaua Leten, Defa Uassi, Guruca, Haeconi, Lavateri and Namanei - How many villages are in Samalari?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Samalari?Settlements lie between 244 m and 340 m - What is the highest point in Samalari?Gunung Behoba (1,098 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Samalari?June to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Samalari?Postu Saude Suco Samalari, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Samalari?BNCTL ATM P24, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Samalari?Posto Gasolina Laga, about 14 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Samalari?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Samalari?TL030407 (OCHA common operational dataset)