# Dato Tolu Suco, Forohem, Covalima Municipality – Villages

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Suco · Forohem 

# Dato Tolu

Dato Tolu is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Forohem, Covalima Municipality. It covers **46.8 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 46.8km²
- 484 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dato Tolu?

Dato Tolu 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 5 other sucos: [Fatululic](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/fatululic/fatululic/), [Fohoren](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/forohem/fohoren/), [Lactos](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/forohem/lactos/), [Ogues](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/maukatar/ogues/) and [Taroman](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/fatululic/taroman/). By area it is the 98th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 35.4% of [Forohem](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/forohem/). The centre of Dato Tolu is about 90 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -9.2485° N, 125.1470° 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 Tolu

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Dato Tolu. Settlements here lie between about 323 m and 658 m above sea level (median 484 m).

- Dato Tolu
- Fatukkabuarleten
- Kusilulik
- Lawakau
- Sou
- 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 Dato Tolu

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

### Water

2 lakes.

- Lake Kora
- Lokon Zela

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Mount Taroman · 1,736 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 Dato Tolu 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 Tolu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Saúde Fohoren · Fohoren 7.5 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 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.31251&mlon=125.25519#map=17/-9.31251/125.25519) 

ATM ATM · Debos 14 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 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.99203&mlon=125.18610#map=17/-8.99203/125.18610) 

Hotel Hotel Juinaja · Debos 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.30314&mlon=125.24637#map=17/-9.30314/125.24637) 

School Escola EBF 1 2 Fatuloro · Taroman 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.22783&mlon=125.17826#map=17/-9.22783/125.17826) 

College University UNPAZ · Debos 13 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 7.5 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 Rua
- Fohoren
- Lactos

## Quick answers

- Where is Dato Tolu?In Forohem, Covalima Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Dato Tolu?Fatululic, Fohoren, Lactos, Ogues and Taroman
- How many villages are in Dato Tolu?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Dato Tolu?Settlements lie between 323 m and 658 m
- What is the highest point in Dato Tolu?Mount Taroman (1,736 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Dato Tolu?April to October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dato Tolu?Centro de Saúde Fohoren, about 7.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dato Tolu?National Banks Timor Leste (BNCTL), about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dato Tolu?ATM, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dato Tolu?Aitula Fuel Station, about 29 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Dato Tolu?TL050304 (OCHA common operational dataset)
