# Dato Rua Suco, Forohem, Covalima Municipality – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/forohem/dato-rua/ Suco · Forohem # Dato Rua Dato Rua is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Forohem, Covalima Municipality. It covers **31.6 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 31.6km² - 627 mtypical elevation ## Where is Dato Rua? Dato Rua lies in [Forohem](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/forohem/), [Covalima Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 6 other sucos: [Fatululic](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/fatululic/fatululic/), [Fatumea](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/fatumean/fatumea/), [Foholulic](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/tilomar/foholulic/), [Fohoren](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/forohem/fohoren/), [Lactos](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/forohem/lactos/) and [Nanu](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/fatumean/nanu/). By area it is the 167th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 23.9% of [Forohem](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/forohem/). The centre of Dato Rua is about 94 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -9.2466° N, 125.0709° 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 Dato Rua Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Dato Rua. Settlements here lie between about 491 m and 802 m above sea level (median 627 m). - Aitos - Beibutuk - Fatukledun - Halilaran - Weluli 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 Dato Rua Named natural and historic features inside Dato Rua, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - River Bora ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Mount Mesak · 1,452 m - Mount Lakruma · 606 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 Dato Rua and the best time to visit Using the climate of 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dato Rua Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde Fohoren · Fohoren 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.28308&mlon=125.08830#map=17/-9.28308/125.08830) Bank National Banks Timor Leste (BNCTL) · Debos 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.31251&mlon=125.25519#map=17/-9.31251/125.25519) ATM ATM · Debos 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.31252&mlon=125.25529#map=17/-9.31252/125.25529) Petrol pump Aitula Fuel Station · Tapo/Memo 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.99203&mlon=125.18610#map=17/-8.99203/125.18610) Hotel Hotel Juinaja · Debos 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.30314&mlon=125.24637#map=17/-9.30314/125.24637) School Escola EBF Belulic-Craic · Belulik Leten 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.22102&mlon=125.02039#map=17/-9.22102/125.02039) College University UNPAZ · Debos 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.30907&mlon=125.25212#map=17/-9.30907/125.25212) Police station Comando Geral PNTL Posto Fatululik · Taroman 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.18598&mlon=125.17152#map=17/-9.18598/125.17152) 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. ## Other sucos in Forohem - Dato Tolu - Fohoren - Lactos ## Quick answers - Where is Dato Rua?In Forohem, Covalima Municipality, Timor-Leste - What borders Dato Rua?Fatululic, Fatumea, Foholulic, Fohoren, Lactos and Nanu - How many villages are in Dato Rua?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Dato Rua?Settlements lie between 491 m and 802 m - What is the highest point in Dato Rua?Mount Mesak (1,452 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Dato Rua?April to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Dato Rua?Centro de Saúde Fohoren, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Dato Rua?National Banks Timor Leste (BNCTL), about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Dato Rua?ATM, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dato Rua?Aitula Fuel Station, about 31 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Dato Rua?TL050303 (OCHA common operational dataset)