# Lalawa Suco, Tilomar, Covalima Municipality – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/tilomar/lalawa/ Suco · Tilomar # Lalawa Lalawa is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Tilomar, Covalima Municipality. It covers **86.1 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 86.1km² - 407 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lalawa? Lalawa lies in [Tilomar](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/tilomar/), [Covalima Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 4 other sucos: [Debos](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/suai/debos/), [Foholulic](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/tilomar/foholulic/), [Fohoren](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/forohem/fohoren/) and [Maudemo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/tilomar/maudemo/). By area it is the 37th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 44.4% of [Tilomar](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/tilomar/). The centre of Lalawa is about 104 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -9.3825° N, 125.1178° 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 Lalawa Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Lalawa. The largest with a recorded population: Tilomar (7,885). Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 531 m above sea level (median 407 m). - Halimea - Halimea Bawah - Kota Foun - Kotafoun - Lalawa - Maudemu - Morukren - Tilomar - Tulaiduk - Tulaiduk Bawah - Walabaru 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 Lalawa Named natural and historic features inside Lalawa, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 lakes; 2 rivers and streams. - Lake Debunaruk - Lake Quiarsecu - Mota Lenuk - River Maubui ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain; 1 hill. - Mount Tilomur · 321 m - Mount Kawauman · 254 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 Lalawa and the best time to visit Using the climate of Tilomar, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (22 °C), after allowing for this place being about 366 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 272 Feb 24 242 Mar 24 161 Apr 24 67 May 24 48 Jun 23 27 Jul 22 16 Aug 22 6 Sep 23 8 Oct 25 17 Nov 26 70 Dec 25 219 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lalawa Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde Fohoren · Fohoren 12 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 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.31251&mlon=125.25519#map=17/-9.31251/125.25519) ATM ATM · Debos 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.31252&mlon=125.25529#map=17/-9.31252/125.25529) Hotel Hotel Juinaja · Debos 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.30314&mlon=125.24637#map=17/-9.30314/125.24637) School Escola Pré-Secundária Salele · Maudemo 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.39062&mlon=125.16523#map=17/-9.39062/125.16523) College Escola Secundária de Acarlaran · Suai Loro 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.34712&mlon=125.24961#map=17/-9.34712/125.24961) Police station post Police · Debos 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.31488&mlon=125.25526#map=17/-9.31488/125.25526) 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 Tilomar - Casabauc - Foholulic - Maudemo ## Quick answers - Where is Lalawa?In Tilomar, Covalima Municipality, Timor-Leste - What borders Lalawa?Debos, Foholulic, Fohoren and Maudemo - How many villages are in Lalawa?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lalawa?Settlements lie between 8 m and 531 m - What is the highest point in Lalawa?Mount Tilomur (321 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Lalawa?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Lalawa?Centro de Saúde Fohoren, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lalawa?National Banks Timor Leste (BNCTL), about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Lalawa?ATM, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Lalawa?TL050602 (OCHA common operational dataset)