# Ritabou Suco, Maliana, Bobonaro Municipality – Villages & Map

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

Suco · Maliana 

# Ritabou

Ritabou is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Maliana, Bobonaro Municipality. It covers **94.9 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 94.9km²
- 7mapped services
- 255 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ritabou?

Ritabou lies in [Maliana](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/maliana/), [Bobonaro Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 15 other sucos: [Atu-Aben](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/bobonaro/atu-aben/), [Hataz](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/atabae/hataz/), [Ilat-Laun](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/bobonaro/ilat-laun/), [Lahomea](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/maliana/lahomea/), [Leolima](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/balibo/leolima/), [Malilait](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/bobonaro/malilait/), [Manapa](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/cailaco/manapa/), [Meligo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/cailaco/meligo/), [Odomau](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/maliana/odomau/), [Oe-leu](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/bobonaro/oe-leu/), [Rraifun](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/maliana/rraifun/), [Rraiheu](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/cailaco/rraiheu/), [Saburai](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/maliana/saburai/), [Tapo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/bobonaro/tapo/) and [Tapo/Memo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/maliana/tapo-memo/). By area it is the 32nd largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 39.8% of [Maliana](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/maliana/). The centre of Ritabou is about 60 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. It is about 3.4 km from Maliana, the main town of Maliana. The centre point is at -8.9637° N, 125.2082° 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 Ritabou

Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Ritabou. Settlements here lie between about 110 m and 940 m above sea level (median 255 m).

- Alecou Baru
- Alecou Lama
- Anahon
- Beabubu
- Beasale
- Diruabe
- Galusapulu
- Koloana
- Korlule
- Lakatil
- Loribia
- Lugululi
- Maahui
- Magalelor
- Maganutu
- Moleana
- Ritabou
- Ritiudu
- Samelau
- Uat

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 Ritabou

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- Mota Bulobo
- Mota Gelesu
- Mota Nunutura
- River Aitasiola

### Hills and mountains

3 mountains; 1 hill.

- Lolo Tumisiri · 1,232 m
- Mount Matuloun · 995 m
- Foho Manucleun · 544 m
- Foho Atubrau · 124 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 Ritabou and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Maliana, 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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ritabou

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Saúde Maliana · Odomau 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.98888&mlon=125.21800#map=17/-8.98888/125.21800) 

Bank BNCTL · Odomau 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.98917&mlon=125.21597#map=17/-8.98917/125.21597) 

Petrol pump Queyubun Laco Konbustivel · Ritabou 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.96408&mlon=125.21689#map=17/-8.96408/125.21689) 

Hotel Ramascora Resort · Odomau 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.98719&mlon=125.20998#map=17/-8.98719/125.20998) 

School MEJD PKRIE EBF Ritabou · Ritabou 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.96684&mlon=125.21683#map=17/-8.96684/125.21683) 

College IOB dan ETI · Odomau 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.98951&mlon=125.19846#map=17/-8.98951/125.19846) 

Police station PNTL · Holsa 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.99064&mlon=125.21684#map=17/-8.99064/125.21684) 

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 Ritabou

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

- Petrol pumps1
- Schools6

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 Maliana

- Holsa
- Lahomea
- Odomau
- Rraifun
- Saburai
- Tapo/Memo

## Quick answers

- Where is Ritabou?In Maliana, Bobonaro Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Ritabou?Atu-Aben, Hataz, Ilat-Laun, Lahomea, Leolima, Malilait, Manapa, Meligo, Odomau, Oe-leu, Rraifun, Rraiheu, Saburai, Tapo and Tapo/Memo
- How many villages are in Ritabou?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ritabou?Settlements lie between 110 m and 940 m
- What is the highest point in Ritabou?Lolo Tumisiri (1,232 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Ritabou?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ritabou?Centro de Saúde Maliana, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ritabou?BNCTL, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ritabou?Queyubun Laco Konbustivel, about 1.0 km from the centre
- How many petrol pumps are in Ritabou?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ritabou?TL040103 (OCHA common operational dataset)
