# Vera Cruz, Dili Municipality – Sucos, Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/vera-cruz/ Administrative post · Dili Municipality # Vera Cruz Vera Cruz is an administrative post of Timor-Leste in Dili Municipality. It covers **32.6 km²**. Its main town is Dili. It is divided into 7 sucos. 43 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 124 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 32.6km² - 7sucos - 124mapped services ## Where is Vera Cruz? Vera Cruz lies in [Dili Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 5 other administrative posts: [Bazartete](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/liquica/bazartete/), [Cristo Rei](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/cristo-rei/), [Dom Aleixo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/dom-aleixo/), [Laulara](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/aileu/laulara/) and [Nain Feto](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/nain-feto/). By area it is the 64th largest of 65 administrative posts in Timor-Leste. It covers 8.9% of [Dili Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/). The centre of Vera Cruz is about 3.6 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.5877° N, 125.5601° E. Source: [WHO via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tls). ## Sucos of Vera Cruz Suco Area km² Localities Services [Caicoli](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/vera-cruz/caicoli/) 0.6 4 19 [Colmera](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/vera-cruz/colmera/) 0.6 5 47 [Dare](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/vera-cruz/dare/) 24 10 4 [Lahane Ocidental](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/vera-cruz/lahane-ocidental/) 3.1 6 5 [Macarenhas](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/vera-cruz/macarenhas/) 1.2 3 16 [Motael](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/vera-cruz/motael/) 0.6 6 24 [Vila Verde](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/vera-cruz/vila-verde/) 2.7 9 9 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 Vera Cruz Open gazetteers list **43 villages, towns and localities** in Vera Cruz. The largest with a recorded population: Dili (150,000) and Dare (4,052). Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 875 m above sea level (median 17 m). - Aihanexun - Aitarak - Aitarak Laran - Bairo Alto - Bairro Alto - Bairro Pite - Balide - Banderahun - Bebora - Bematua - Bispo Medeiros - Borohun - Caicoli - Colmera - Dare - Dili - Farol - Fatometa - Fatunaba - Kasanafar - Kerolisa - Koreo - Lafandaria - Lahane - Lahane Ocidental - Lakoto - Laulara - Laulara Lama - Lavandaria - Locoliu - Manumeta Rahun - Mascarenhas - Mata Doro - Motael - Nahaek - Palapaso - Redilaran - Rumbia - Sosiodade - Soslodade - Tuanalaran - Vila Verde - Virdolosa 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 Vera Cruz Named natural and historic features inside Vera Cruz, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Akong-Ha - River Bemos ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains; 2 hills. - Mount Oronai · 875 m - Mount Fatossuka · 841 m - Mount Fahi Coalau · 837 m - Mount Lacolo · 768 m - Mount Manometalau · 750 m - Foho Lebometa · 298 m - Mount Manometa · 285 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 Vera Cruz and the best time to visit In Vera Cruz, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (26 °C). About 925 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (243 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to September**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 243 Feb 26 203 Mar 27 120 Apr 27 54 May 27 33 Jun 26 21 Jul 26 8 Aug 26 4 Sep 27 4 Oct 29 13 Nov 29 54 Dec 28 166 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Vera Cruz Places mapped inside Vera Cruz in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals8 - Banks11 - ATMs7 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels11 - Schools18 - Colleges and universities10 - Pharmacies10 - Restaurants37 - Police stations8 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 Vera Cruz?In Dili Municipality, Timor-Leste - What borders Vera Cruz?Bazartete, Cristo Rei, Dom Aleixo, Laulara and Nain Feto - How many villages are in Vera Cruz?43 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Vera Cruz?Settlements lie between 3 m and 875 m - What is the highest point in Vera Cruz?Mount Oronai (875 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Vera Cruz?April to September - How many hospitals are in Vera Cruz?8 mapped - How many banks are in Vera Cruz?11 mapped - How many ATMs are in Vera Cruz?7 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Vera Cruz?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Vera Cruz?TL0601 (OCHA common operational dataset)