# Forohem, Covalima Municipality – Sucos, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/forohem/

Administrative post · Covalima Municipality 

# Forohem

Forohem is an administrative post of Timor-Leste in Covalima Municipality. It covers **132.2 km²**. It is divided into 4 sucos. 28 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 132km²
- 4sucos
- 1mapped services

## Where is Forohem?

Forohem lies in [Covalima Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 5 other administrative posts: [Fatululic](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/fatululic/), [Fatumean](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/fatumean/), [Maukatar](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/maukatar/), [Suai](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/suai/) and [Tilomar](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/tilomar/). By area it is the 46th largest of 65 administrative posts in Timor-Leste. It covers 11.0% of [Covalima Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/). The centre of Forohem is about 92 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. It is about 16 km from Suai, the main town of Covalima Municipality. The centre point is at -9.2559° N, 125.1225° E.

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

## Sucos of Forohem

Suco Area km² Localities Services 

[Dato Rua](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/forohem/dato-rua/) 32 5 0 

[Dato Tolu](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/forohem/dato-tolu/) 47 6 0 

[Fohoren](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/forohem/fohoren/) 40 13 1 

[Lactos](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/forohem/lactos/) 14 4 0 

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 Forohem

Open gazetteers list **28 villages, towns and localities** in Forohem. The largest with a recorded population: Fohorem (4,086). Settlements here lie between about 291 m and 1,111 m above sea level (median 586 m).

- Aitos
- Baukama
- Beibutuk
- Beihutuk
- Dato Tolu
- Fatubesi
- Fatukbitiklaran
- Fatukkabuarleten
- Fatuklaran
- Fatukledun
- Fohorem
- Fohoren
- Fohorén
- Halilaran
- Klobor
- Klohor
- Kusilulik
- Lactos
- Laktos
- Lawakau
- Loohali
- Lorokida
- Maubesi
- Nularan
- Sadahor
- Sou
- Weluli
- Wemer

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 Forohem

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

### Water

2 lakes; 2 rivers and streams.

- Lake Kora
- Lokon Zela
- River Bora
- River Hahamauk

### Hills and mountains

7 mountains.

- Mount Taroman · 1,736 m
- Mount Sabi · 1,655 m
- Mount Mesak · 1,452 m
- Mount Tulabesse · 701 m
- Mount Loroquida · 622 m
- Mount Lakruma · 606 m
- Mount Watewarak · 519 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 Forohem and the best time to visit

In Forohem, the warmest month is Nov (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jul (24 °C). About 1,153 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (272 mm) and the driest Aug (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to October**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 272 

Feb 26 242 

Mar 26 161 

Apr 26 67 

May 26 48 

Jun 25 27 

Jul 24 16 

Aug 24 6 

Sep 26 8 

Oct 27 17 

Nov 28 70 

Dec 28 219 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Forohem

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

- Hospitals1

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 Forohem?In Covalima Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Forohem?Fatululic, Fatumean, Maukatar, Suai and Tilomar
- How many villages are in Forohem?28 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Forohem?Settlements lie between 291 m and 1,111 m
- What is the highest point in Forohem?Mount Taroman (1,736 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Forohem?April to October
- How many hospitals are in Forohem?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Forohem?TL0503 (OCHA common operational dataset)