# Atabae, Bobonaro Municipality – Sucos, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/atabae/ Administrative post · Bobonaro Municipality # Atabae Atabae is an administrative post of Timor-Leste in Bobonaro Municipality. It covers **251.8 km²**. It is divided into 4 sucos. 69 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 252km² - 4sucos - 8mapped services ## Where is Atabae? Atabae lies in [Bobonaro Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 5 other administrative posts: [Balibo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/balibo/), [Cailaco](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/cailaco/), [Hatolia](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/hatolia/), [Maliana](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/maliana/) and [Maubara](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/liquica/maubara/). By area it is the 26th largest of 65 administrative posts in Timor-Leste. It covers 18.3% of [Bobonaro Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/). The centre of Atabae is about 57 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. It is about 20 km from Maliana, the main town of Bobonaro Municipality. The centre point is at -8.8295° N, 125.1330° E. Source: [WHO via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tls). ## Sucos of Atabae Suco Area km² Localities Services [Aidabaleten](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/atabae/aidabaleten/) 116 28 2 [Atabae](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/atabae/atabae/) 45 21 1 [Hataz](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/atabae/hataz/) 53 14 2 [Rairobo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/atabae/rairobo/) 39 6 3 Source: [WHO via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tls); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Atabae Open gazetteers list **69 villages, towns and localities** in Atabae. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 585 m above sea level (median 71 m). - Aidabaleten - Aidabasalala - Aikau - Airamasala - Arlaeben - Atabae - Atumate - Bausae - Biacau - Biacou - Biahian - Biamarae - Biarua - Boloi - Buloi - Buloilaun - Daarobu - Damlaran - Dirularan - Enelaran - Fatubessi - Fatulagung - Fatumea - Fatumulih - Faturaseh - Goulete - Hataz - Hatubou - Hatumaleha - Kailokolaran - Kakamata - Kilibain - Koilima - Kotalaran - Lahululi - Letelaran - Limanaro - Loumate - Lugu Teho - Madeboau - Madehoau - Makate - Malarara - Malebauk - Malepun - Malete - Maleteten - Megir - Melelaran - Merdeka - Nunagbae - Nunudoi - Nunutelen - Nunuteten - Oebola - Oekiar - Pasmaten - Peumate - Poetete - Puemate - Raepun - Rairobo - Saburapo - Suruhati - Talilaran - Tapoboten - Tasi Mean - Tutubaba - Vila Maria 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 Atabae Named natural and historic features inside Atabae, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 lakes; 1 river or stream. - Be Biacau - Be Fatsun - Mota Loes ### Coast and islands 4 headlands. - Tanjung Batucopa - Tanjung Mutu - Tanjung Nunu - Tanjung Orgateman ### Hills and mountains 38 hills; 31 mountains. - Foho Gagaplaun · 956 m - Foho Gagaplaun · 951 m - Foho Foirislaun · 713 m - Foho Hatuparag · 670 m - Foho Nasanaralau · 663 m - Foho Hatubesilaun · 658 m - Foho Raemoloi · 594 m - Foho Hatlaun · 530 m - Foho Bitietan · 506 m - Foho Manupulete · 470 m - Foho Hataslaun · 463 m - Foho Nunuli · 437 m - Foho Monduki · 420 m - Foho Buloilaun · 416 m - Foho Malese · 415 m - Foho Hatumelau · 380 m - Foho Luhabuten · 362 m - Foho Fatukbote · 349 m - Foho Hatumale · 346 m - Foho Berai · 332 m - Foho Ohoboten · 330 m - Foho Bialibatlaun · 329 m - Taruik Leilurun · 323 m - Foho Tutubaba · 322 m …and 45 more. 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 Atabae and the best time to visit In Atabae, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C). About 1,094 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (276 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 276 Feb 26 242 Mar 26 147 Apr 26 60 May 26 39 Jun 25 24 Jul 25 11 Aug 25 5 Sep 27 6 Oct 28 16 Nov 29 66 Dec 27 203 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Atabae Places mapped inside Atabae in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals3 - Hotels1 - Schools3 - Police stations1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Atabae?In Bobonaro Municipality, Timor-Leste - What borders Atabae?Balibo, Cailaco, Hatolia, Maliana and Maubara - How many villages are in Atabae?69 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Atabae?Settlements lie between 7 m and 585 m - What is the highest point in Atabae?Foho Gagaplaun (956 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Atabae?April to September - How many hospitals are in Atabae?3 mapped - What is the P-code of Atabae?TL0404 (OCHA common operational dataset)