# Suai, Covalima Municipality – Sucos, Villages & Map

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

Administrative post · Covalima Municipality 

# Suai

Suai is an administrative post of Timor-Leste in Covalima Municipality. It covers **301.4 km²**. Its main town is Suai. It is divided into 5 sucos. 55 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 31 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 301km²
- 5sucos
- 31mapped services

## Where is Suai?

Suai lies in [Covalima Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 6 other administrative posts: [Bobonaro](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/bobonaro/), [Forohem](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/forohem/), [Lolotoe](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/lolotoe/), [Maukatar](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/maukatar/), [Tilomar](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/tilomar/) and [Zumalai](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/zumalai/). By area it is the 17th largest of 65 administrative posts in Timor-Leste. It covers 25.1% of [Covalima Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/). The centre of Suai is about 80 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -9.2497° N, 125.3621° E.

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

## Sucos of Suai

Suco Area km² Localities Services 

[Beco](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/suai/beco/) 113 8 1 

[Camenaça](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/suai/camenaca/) 20 8 3 

[Debos](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/suai/debos/) 67 25 23 

[Labarai](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/suai/labarai/) 80 5 0 

[Suai Loro](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/suai/suai-loro/) 22 10 4 

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 Suai

Open gazetteers list **55 villages, towns and localities** in Suai. The largest with a recorded population: Suai (21,539). Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 617 m above sea level (median 36 m).

- Adentuik
- Ahinarae
- Ahinarai
- Aidilalaran
- Akarlaran
- Asumaten
- Audian
- Beco
- Becol
- Beimau
- Busakukun
- Camenaça
- Camnasa
- Cendana
- Dais
- Debos
- Debosasumaten
- Fatukoan
- Foho Rua
- Futuisin
- Futusin
- Gala
- Haemanu
- Holba
- Holbelis
- Kulit
- Labarai
- Lakonak
- Lakonakbesik
- Lakonalbabu
- Legore
- Loo
- Lookeu
- Maiikin
- Maneikun
- Manetkim
- Manikin
- Maucola
- Meop
- Nularan
- Orun
- Ranok
- Ranuk
- Sanfuk
- Santa Rosa
- Serankotek
- Suai
- Suai Loro
- Suco Loro
- Sukabilaran
- Sukuloro
- Tabacolot
- Talioan
- Teda
- Tobur

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 Suai

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

### Water

11 rivers and streams.

- Mota Foura
- Mota Karaulun
- River Foura
- River Karoulun
- River Loumea
- River Nabuk
- River Peri
- River Raiketan
- River Sola
- River Tafara
- River Zola

### Coast and islands

1 beach.

- Beach Suailoro

### Hills and mountains

20 mountains; 17 hills.

- Mount Meope · 704 m
- Mount Gelatobok · 644 m
- Lolo Culpo · 530 m
- Lolo Ale · 463 m
- Mount Pego · 457 m
- Mount Amba · 452 m
- Mount Tuha · 452 m
- Foho Labarai · 434 m
- Mount Boas · 412 m
- Mount Kurus · 406 m
- Foho Limalolo · 404 m
- Mount Fatobesi · 363 m
- Mount Sahigulo · 325 m
- Mount Bakang · 320 m
- Mount Sumai · 304 m
- Mount Sanari · 302 m
- Mount Maru · 280 m
- Mount Holbelis · 274 m
- Lolo Labotba · 272 m
- Foho Holbelis · 271 m
- Lolo Sabraka · 265 m
- Mount Begilete · 265 m
- Foho Derok · 259 m
- Foho Hadoen · 243 m

…and 13 more.

### Getting around

1 airfield.

- Suai Airport

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 Suai and the best time to visit

In Suai, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 949 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (242 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 242 

Feb 23 205 

Mar 23 126 

Apr 23 55 

May 22 37 

Jun 21 23 

Jul 21 10 

Aug 21 4 

Sep 22 5 

Oct 24 13 

Nov 25 57 

Dec 25 173 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Suai

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

- Hospitals5
- Banks2
- ATMs1
- Hotels7
- Schools9
- Colleges and universities3
- Restaurants1
- Police stations3

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 Suai?In Covalima Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Suai?Bobonaro, Forohem, Lolotoe, Maukatar, Tilomar and Zumalai
- How many villages are in Suai?55 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Suai?Settlements lie between 3 m and 617 m
- What is the highest point in Suai?Mount Meope (704 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Suai?April to November
- How many hospitals are in Suai?5 mapped
- How many banks are in Suai?2 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Suai?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Suai?TL0505 (OCHA common operational dataset)
