# Zumalai, Covalima Municipality – Sucos, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/zumalai/ Administrative post · Covalima Municipality # Zumalai Zumalai is an administrative post of Timor-Leste in Covalima Municipality. It covers **282.6 km²**. It is divided into 8 sucos. 45 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 283km² - 8sucos - 4mapped services ## Where is Zumalai? Zumalai lies in [Covalima Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 4 other administrative posts: [Ainaro](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/ainaro/), [Bobonaro](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/bobonaro/), [Hatu-Udo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/hatu-udo/) and [Suai](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/suai/). By area it is the 22nd largest of 65 administrative posts in Timor-Leste. It covers 23.5% of [Covalima Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/). The centre of Zumalai is about 66 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. It is about 27 km from Suai, the main town of Covalima Municipality. The centre point is at -9.1338° N, 125.4232° E. Source: [WHO via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tls). ## Sucos of Zumalai Suco Area km² Localities Services [Fatuleto](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/zumalai/fatuleto/) 6.2 3 0 [Lepo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/zumalai/lepo/) 5.1 1 0 [Lour](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/zumalai/lour/) 26 1 0 [Mape](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/zumalai/mape/) 30 1 0 [Raimea](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/zumalai/raimea/) 97 28 3 [Tashilin](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/zumalai/tashilin/) 59 7 0 [Ucecai](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/zumalai/ucecai/) 20 1 0 [Zulo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/covalima/zumalai/zulo/) 39 4 1 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 Zumalai Open gazetteers list **45 villages, towns and localities** in Zumalai. Settlements here lie between about 11 m and 770 m above sea level (median 46 m). - Aldeia Beilako - Aldeia Loro - Aldeia Oebaba - Audian - Baordaikun - Beilaco - Beilako A - Belako B - Dilukede - Fatukao - Fatuleto - Galitas - Harekain - Holgeda - Holitol - Karetamute - Kuluan - Lale - Leonti - Lepokanua - Loegolo - Loro - Lour - Maliseran - Mape - Nagidal - Obugmil - Oebaba - Oebaha - Oerbora - Oeulitai - Oeulitia - Raifila - Raimea - SP1 - SP2 - Salasa - Tashilin - Ucecai - Umaklaran - Zobete - Zulo - Zulokota - Zulotos - Zumalai 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 Zumalai Named natural and historic features inside Zumalai, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 12 rivers and streams; 2 lakes. - Lokon Hook - Lokon Oebaha - Mota Belulic - Mota Mola - Mota Sukaerlaran - River Aiuliti - River Beleten - River Bunetel - River Fatoro - River Karetamate - River Moea - River Seldena - River Sukarelaran - River Talo ### Hills and mountains 26 mountains; 8 hills. - Lolo Mamelaun · 1,418 m - Mount Ucecai · 1,123 m - Mount Pielolo · 630 m - Foho Mape · 578 m - Foho Loidet · 577 m - Mount Helamola · 569 m - Mount Mauoe · 548 m - Mount Salasaleten · 542 m - Mount Nalop · 515 m - Foho Uskain · 514 m - Foho Walegurlau · 496 m - Mount Somo · 494 m - Mount Lour · 485 m - Foho Aidapilipe · 472 m - Mount Ula · 453 m - Foho Piba · 440 m - Mount Tunelhen · 397 m - Mount Tilis · 374 m - Mount Aruhbala · 373 m - Mount Odel · 352 m - Mount Horba · 343 m - Mount Wekfau · 306 m - Foho Raifom · 302 m - Mount Beteclara · 273 m …and 10 more. 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 Zumalai and the best time to visit In Zumalai, 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 Zumalai Places mapped inside Zumalai in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals1 - Schools3 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 Zumalai?In Covalima Municipality, Timor-Leste - What borders Zumalai?Ainaro, Bobonaro, Hatu-Udo and Suai - How many villages are in Zumalai?45 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Zumalai?Settlements lie between 11 m and 770 m - What is the highest point in Zumalai?Lolo Mamelaun (1,418 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Zumalai?April to November - How many hospitals are in Zumalai?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Zumalai?TL0507 (OCHA common operational dataset)