# Batugade Suco, Balibo, Bobonaro Municipality – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/balibo/batugade/

Suco · Balibo 

# Batugade

Batugade is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Balibo, Bobonaro Municipality. It covers **48.4 km²**. 13 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 48.4km²
- 8mapped services
- 47 mtypical elevation

## Where is Batugade?

Batugade lies in [Balibo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/balibo/), [Bobonaro Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 3 other sucos: [Balibo Vila](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/balibo/balibo-vila/), [Cowa](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/balibo/cowa/) and [Sanirin](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/balibo/sanirin/). By area it is the 92nd largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 16.4% of [Balibo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/balibo/). The centre of Batugade is about 79 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.9619° N, 124.9813° 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 Batugade

Open gazetteers list **13 villages, towns and localities** in Batugade. Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 476 m above sea level (median 47 m).

- Aumodok
- Badutmean
- Batugade
- Biae
- Halinsana
- Kolosuma
- Lotan
- Maudekur
- Motaain
- Motamorak
- Nubadak
- Sukabelulik
- Tapo

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 Batugade

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Mota Halimuak
- Mota Morak

### Hills and mountains

8 hills; 6 mountains.

- Foho Lauleun · 692 m
- Foho Fidar · 535 m
- Taruik Mortaun · 483 m
- Foho Aibesi · 434 m
- Foho Frititir · 402 m
- Foho Lotan · 392 m
- Taruik Fatuperkasa · 266 m
- Taruik Babau · 220 m
- Taruik Laharuiti · 183 m
- Taruik Webau · 169 m
- Taruik Beluai · 146 m
- Taruik Aimaten · 128 m
- Taruik Ratrameak · 116 m
- Taruik Bukulai Besar · 92 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 Batugade and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Balibo, the warmest month is Nov (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jul (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 372 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 **June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 29 276 

Feb 28 242 

Mar 28 147 

Apr 29 60 

May 28 39 

Jun 27 24 

Jul 27 11 

Aug 28 5 

Sep 29 6 

Oct 31 16 

Nov 31 66 

Dec 30 203 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Batugade

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Saúde Batugade · Batugade 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.95225&mlon=124.97695#map=17/-8.95225/124.97695) 

Bank BNCTL · Odomau 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.98917&mlon=125.21597#map=17/-8.98917/125.21597) 

Petrol pump Aitula Fuel Station · Tapo/Memo 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.99203&mlon=125.18610#map=17/-8.99203/125.18610) 

Hotel guest house · Batugade 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.95581&mlon=124.95790#map=17/-8.95581/124.95790) 

School Ensino Basico Filial Bubin · Batugade 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.96136&mlon=124.98971#map=17/-8.96136/124.98971) 

College IOB dan ETI · Odomau 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.98951&mlon=125.19846#map=17/-8.98951/125.19846) 

Police station quartel geral UPF · Batugade 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.93313&mlon=124.98091#map=17/-8.93313/124.98091) 

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 Batugade

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels1
- Schools3
- Police stations3

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 Balibo

- Balibo Vila
- Cowa
- Leohito
- Leolima
- Sanirin

## Quick answers

- Where is Batugade?In Balibo, Bobonaro Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Batugade?Balibo Vila, Cowa and Sanirin
- How many villages are in Batugade?13 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Batugade?Settlements lie between 8 m and 476 m
- What is the highest point in Batugade?Foho Lauleun (692 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Batugade?June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Batugade?Centro de Saúde Batugade, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Batugade?BNCTL, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Batugade?Aitula Fuel Station, about 23 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Batugade?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Batugade?TL040306 (OCHA common operational dataset)
