# Atauro, Dili Municipality – Sucos, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/atauro/

Administrative post · Dili Municipality 

# Atauro

Atauro is an administrative post of Timor-Leste in Dili Municipality. It covers **139.9 km²**. It is divided into 5 sucos. 28 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 19 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 140km²
- 5sucos
- 19mapped services

## Where is Atauro?

Atauro lies in [Dili Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). By area it is the 45th largest of 65 administrative posts in Timor-Leste. It covers 38.2% of [Dili Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/). The centre of Atauro is about 38 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.2179° N, 125.5818° E.

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

## Sucos of Atauro

Suco Area km² Localities Services 

[Atauro Vila/Maumeta](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/atauro/atauro-vila-maumeta/) 4.2 3 2 

[Beloi](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/atauro/beloi/) 62 7 16 

[Biceli](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/atauro/biceli/) 24 10 1 

[Macadade](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/atauro/macadade/) 35 5 0 

[Maquili](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/atauro/maquili/) 15 3 0 

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 Atauro

Open gazetteers list **28 villages, towns and localities** in Atauro. The largest with a recorded population: Atauro (9,274). Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 550 m above sea level (median 91 m).

- Adara Village
- Akrema
- Anartutu
- Arlo
- Atauro
- Atekru
- Belem
- Beloi
- Berau
- Biqueli
- Bite
- Doro
- Ele Timuk
- Iliana
- Ilinamu
- Macadade
- Maker
- Maquili
- Masilihu
- Maulako
- Maumeta
- Pala
- Toro
- Uaroana
- Vatuu
- Vila
- Vila Maumeta
- Watupo

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 Atauro

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Mota Metarina

### Coast and islands

5 headlands; 2 bays; 1 island.

- Buku Bihaba
- Buku Caretatuto
- Buku Era
- Buku Eromauco
- Buku Nussalo
- Pulau Atauro
- Teluk Bibare
- Teluk Lamiri

### Hills and mountains

23 mountains; 11 hills.

- Foho Manucoco · 885 m
- Foho Tutonariana · 807 m
- Foho Canilanuto · 712 m
- Foho Marubos · 678 m
- Foho Pacomacou · 614 m
- Foho Tutonairina · 606 m
- Foho Hidara · 585 m
- Foho Adarameta · 574 m
- Pulau Atauro · 491 m
- Foho Acroni · 476 m
- Foho Hahemui · 398 m
- Nuhatutu Tutotimo · 382 m
- Nuhatutu Suratuto · 360 m
- Nuhatutu Dora 1 · 348 m
- Nuhatutu Tutowara · 340 m
- Nuhatutu Ekmunu · 310 m
- Nuhatutu Rumalau · 307 m
- Nuhatutu Bihiro · 303 m
- Nuhatutu Tutotimo · 303 m
- Nuhatutu Amaulo · 300 m
- Romanua Nuhatutu · 294 m
- Nuhatutu Dora 2 · 282 m
- Nuhatutu Ilimada · 278 m
- Nuhatutu Tutukardua · 256 m

…and 10 more.

### Getting around

1 airport; 1 airfield.

- Atauro Airport
- Atauro Island Airstrip

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 Atauro and the best time to visit

In Atauro, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Aug (27 °C). About 1,010 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 **June to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 28 242 

Feb 28 189 

Mar 28 138 

Apr 29 80 

May 29 51 

Jun 28 31 

Jul 27 12 

Aug 27 4 

Sep 28 5 

Oct 29 16 

Nov 30 58 

Dec 29 184 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Atauro

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

- Hotels12
- Schools1
- Restaurants6

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 Atauro?In Dili Municipality, Timor-Leste
- How many villages are in Atauro?28 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Atauro?Settlements lie between 6 m and 550 m
- What is the highest point in Atauro?Foho Manucoco (885 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Atauro?June to September
- What is the P-code of Atauro?TL0604 (OCHA common operational dataset)