# Cailaco, Bobonaro Municipality – Sucos, Villages & Map

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

Administrative post · Bobonaro Municipality 

# Cailaco

Cailaco is an administrative post of Timor-Leste in Bobonaro Municipality. It covers **204.3 km²**. It is divided into 8 sucos. 72 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 204km²
- 8sucos
- 11mapped services

## Where is Cailaco?

Cailaco lies in [Bobonaro Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 5 other administrative posts: [Atabae](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/atabae/), [Atsabe](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/atsabe/), [Bobonaro](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/bobonaro/), [Hatolia](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/hatolia/) and [Maliana](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/maliana/). By area it is the 35th largest of 65 administrative posts in Timor-Leste. It covers 14.9% of [Bobonaro Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/). The centre of Cailaco is about 51 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. It is about 13 km from Maliana, the main town of Bobonaro Municipality. The centre point is at -8.8742° N, 125.2407° E.

Source: [WHO via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tls).

## Sucos of Cailaco

Suco Area km² Localities Services 

[Atudara](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/cailaco/atudara/) 22 10 1 

[Dau Udo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/cailaco/dau-udo/) 17 4 0 

[Goulolo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/cailaco/goulolo/) 16 9 1 

[Guenu Lai](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/cailaco/guenu-lai/) 9.4 10 1 

[Manapa](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/cailaco/manapa/) 18 5 1 

[Meligo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/cailaco/meligo/) 43 15 4 

[Ppurugoa](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/cailaco/ppurugoa/) 67 13 2 

[Rraiheu](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/cailaco/rraiheu/) 12 6 1 

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 Cailaco

Open gazetteers list **72 villages, towns and localities** in Cailaco. The largest with a recorded population: Guenu Lai (348). Settlements here lie between about 52 m and 972 m above sea level (median 340 m).

- Abuli
- Abuti
- Acubira
- Aidabaraeabe
- Aimia
- Aitasiabe
- Atubuti
- Atudara
- Baleo
- Banedole
- Banegoa
- Banerema
- Barolara
- Batuuba
- Batuubu
- Bereleu
- Biadila
- Biateo
- Bilimau
- Cailaco
- Daruasa
- Dau Udo
- Daulelo
- Dilatorobo
- Folete
- Genu Lai
- Gerotete
- Goulolo
- Guenu Lai
- Haareme
- Harema
- Heda
- Lesuaben
- Lesupu
- Liabote
- Lisuabe
- Mabutease
- Malilia
- Malitia
- Manapa
- Manapaatas
- Manarema
- Marko
- Maumela
- Mautilu
- Melemaga
- Melemago
- Meligo
- Mubaa
- Mude
- Noapu
- Nunulau
- Ohana
- Pasarema
- Paslete
- Pisulara
- Poelete
- Poerema
- Poetete
- Purugua
- Raiheu
- Ritiogoro
- Sabarakalara
- Samutaben
- Sede Suku Goulolo
- Suriubu
- Tapomeak
- Tegal
- Tirimos
- Turema
- Tuturema
- Waudu

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 Cailaco

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

### Water

8 rivers and streams; 2 lakes.

- Danau Lagarbesi
- Danau Tapakora
- Mota Aimera
- Mota Aitasiola
- Mota Biabuti
- Mota Biupera
- Mota Boroulo
- Mota Fohota
- Mota Garai
- Mota Marobo

### Hills and mountains

18 mountains; 14 hills.

- Foho Lesoluli · 1,207 m
- Foho Leolaco · 1,117 m
- Foho Mude · 1,069 m
- Foho Aitutu · 945 m
- Foho Melemuga · 834 m
- Foho Biateo · 815 m
- Foho Suli · 710 m
- Foho Nunulau · 653 m
- Foho Lekeama · 612 m
- Foho Rameta · 608 m
- Foho Atumetalau · 536 m
- Foho Suriubu · 535 m
- Foho Umeuli · 525 m
- Foho Mutolaeo · 517 m
- Foho Aisiaromelau · 500 m
- Foho Oholau · 500 m
- Foho Doulelo · 486 m
- Foho Maulacobe · 411 m
- Foho Tirimos · 390 m
- Foho Soubobo · 381 m
- Foho Foelau · 372 m
- Foho Borbote · 344 m
- Foho Poetete · 340 m
- Foho Manasu · 261 m

…and 8 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 Cailaco and the best time to visit

In Cailaco, 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 Cailaco

Places mapped inside Cailaco in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals4
- Schools5
- Police stations2

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 Cailaco?In Bobonaro Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Cailaco?Atabae, Atsabe, Bobonaro, Hatolia and Maliana
- How many villages are in Cailaco?72 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Cailaco?Settlements lie between 52 m and 972 m
- What is the highest point in Cailaco?Foho Lesoluli (1,207 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Cailaco?April to September
- How many hospitals are in Cailaco?4 mapped
- What is the P-code of Cailaco?TL0402 (OCHA common operational dataset)
