# Matai Suco, Maukatar, Covalima Municipality – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/maukatar/matai/ Suco · Maukatar # Matai Matai is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Maukatar, Covalima Municipality. It covers **11.1 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 11.1km² - 1mapped services - 31 mtypical elevation ## Where is Matai? Matai lies in [Maukatar](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/maukatar/), [Covalima Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 4 other sucos: [Camenaça](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/suai/camenaca/), [Debos](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/suai/debos/), [Labarai](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/suai/labarai/) and [Ogues](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/maukatar/ogues/). By area it is the 342nd largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 9.8% of [Maukatar](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/maukatar/). The centre of Matai is about 88 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -9.2920° N, 125.2712° 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 Matai Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Matai. Settlements here lie between about 27 m and 59 m above sea level (median 31 m). - Kiar - Loharai - Maior - Matai 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 Matai Named natural and historic features inside Matai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Mount Matai · 303 m - Foho Matai · 299 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 Matai and the best time to visit Using the climate of Maukatar, the warmest month is Nov (average 31 °C) and the coolest is Jul (26 °C), after allowing for this place being about 248 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 August**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 28 276 Feb 27 242 Mar 28 147 Apr 28 60 May 27 39 Jun 27 24 Jul 26 11 Aug 27 5 Sep 28 6 Oct 30 16 Nov 31 66 Dec 29 203 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Matai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital EmergenCy · Debos 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.31370&mlon=125.25593#map=17/-9.31370/125.25593) Bank Bank BNU · Debos 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.31213&mlon=125.25561#map=17/-9.31213/125.25561) ATM ATM · Debos 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.31252&mlon=125.25529#map=17/-9.31252/125.25529) Petrol pump Abomkase Fuel · Holsa 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.99114&mlon=125.19943#map=17/-8.99114/125.19943) Hotel Sozinha guest House · Debos 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.31421&mlon=125.26166#map=17/-9.31421/125.26166) School Jardim de Infância & Escola Primária Matai · Matai 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.29874&mlon=125.26124#map=17/-9.29874/125.26124) College University UNPAZ · Debos 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.30907&mlon=125.25212#map=17/-9.30907/125.25212) Police station UPF OLD · Debos 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.30891&mlon=125.25452#map=17/-9.30891/125.25452) 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 Matai Places mapped inside Matai in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 Maukatar - Belecasac - Holpilat - Ogues ## Quick answers - Where is Matai?In Maukatar, Covalima Municipality, Timor-Leste - What borders Matai?Camenaça, Debos, Labarai and Ogues - How many villages are in Matai?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Matai?Settlements lie between 27 m and 59 m - What is the highest point in Matai?Mount Matai (303 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Matai?April to August - Where is the nearest hospital to Matai?EmergenCy, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Matai?Bank BNU, about 2.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Matai?ATM, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Matai?Abomkase Fuel, about 34 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Matai?TL050403 (OCHA common operational dataset)