# Samalari Suco, Laga, Baucau Municipality – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/laga/samalari/

Suco · Laga 

# Samalari

Samalari is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Laga, Baucau Municipality. It covers **23.1 km²**. 9 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 23.1km²
- 523 mtypical elevation

## Where is Samalari?

Samalari lies in [Laga](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/laga/), [Baucau Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 5 other sucos: [Ililai](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lautem/ililai/), [Libagua](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/laga/libagua/), [Nunira](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/laga/nunira/), [Saelari](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/laga/saelari/) and [Sagadati](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/laga/sagadati/). By area it is the 219th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 11.7% of [Laga](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/laga/). The centre of Samalari is about 123 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.4659° N, 126.6877° 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 **9 villages, towns and localities** in Samalari. Settlements here lie between about 297 m and 551 m above sea level (median 523 m).

- Bubodefo
- Lalulai
- Larisula
- Laucolo
- Loilaco
- Loilaku
- Lualari
- Samalari
- Sorogua

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

2 rivers and streams.

- River Binagua
- River Lalobutitana

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 Laga, 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
- Dec

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 Samalari

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Saúde Sagatate · Sagadati 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.51864&mlon=126.69130#map=17/-8.51864/126.69130) 

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 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.47241&mlon=126.59828#map=17/-8.47241/126.59828) 

Hotel Baucau Beach Bungalows · Buruma 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.44344&mlon=126.46919#map=17/-8.44344/126.46919) 

School Escola Pre Secundaria e Primaria DB · Soba 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.46956&mlon=126.60437#map=17/-8.46956/126.60437) 

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 Comando PNTL Município Baucau · Buruma 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.47477&mlon=126.45762#map=17/-8.47477/126.45762) 

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 Laga

- Atelari
- Libagua
- Nunira
- Saelari
- Sagadati
- Soba
- Tequino Mata

## Quick answers

- Where is Samalari?In Laga, Baucau Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Samalari?Ililai, Libagua, Nunira, Saelari and Sagadati
- How many villages are in Samalari?9 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Samalari?Settlements lie between 297 m and 551 m
- What is the best time to visit Samalari?March to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Samalari?Centro de Saúde Sagatate, about 5.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Samalari?BNCTL ATM P24, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Samalari?Posto Gasolina Laga, about 9.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Samalari?TL030204 (OCHA common operational dataset)