# Macarenhas Suco, Vera Cruz, Dili Municipality – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/vera-cruz/macarenhas/

Suco · Vera Cruz 

# Macarenhas

Macarenhas is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Vera Cruz, Dili Municipality. It covers **1.25 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.2km²
- 16mapped services
- 9 mtypical elevation

## Where is Macarenhas?

Macarenhas lies in [Vera Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/vera-cruz/), [Dili Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 5 other sucos: [Caicoli](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/vera-cruz/caicoli/), [Lahane Ocidental](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/vera-cruz/lahane-ocidental/), [Lahane Oriental](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/nain-feto/lahane-oriental/), [Santa Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/nain-feto/santa-cruz/) and [Vila Verde](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/vera-cruz/vila-verde/). By area it is the 430th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 3.8% of [Vera Cruz](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/dili/vera-cruz/). The centre of Macarenhas is about 1.2 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.5687° N, 125.5769° 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 Macarenhas

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Macarenhas. Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 39 m above sea level (median 9 m).

- Balide
- Bispo Medeiros
- Mascarenhas

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).

## Weather in Macarenhas and the best time to visit

Using the climate of 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
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- Nov
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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/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Macarenhas

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Klinika Vera Cruz · Caicoli 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.56260&mlon=125.57360#map=17/-8.56260/125.57360) 

Bank BNU ATM · Caicoli 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.56151&mlon=125.57483#map=17/-8.56151/125.57483) 

ATM ATM BRI Balide · Macarenhas 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.56647&mlon=125.57990#map=17/-8.56647/125.57990) 

Petrol pump Realistic Fuel · Macarenhas 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.56524&mlon=125.57338#map=17/-8.56524/125.57338) 

Hotel Dos Reis Horta · Caicoli 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.56252&mlon=125.57248#map=17/-8.56252/125.57248) 

Mall Top One · Bemori 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.55774&mlon=125.58448#map=17/-8.55774/125.58448) 

School Escola Secundaria E.S. Cristal Balide · Macarenhas 0.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.56783&mlon=125.57602#map=17/-8.56783/125.57602) 

College Instito Superior Cristal · Macarenhas 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.56747&mlon=125.57581#map=17/-8.56747/125.57581) 

Police station Posto Policia Nain Feto · Santa Cruz 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.56515&mlon=125.58250#map=17/-8.56515/125.58250) 

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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Macarenhas

Places mapped inside Macarenhas in open map data, by type.

- ATMs1
- Petrol pumps2
- Schools5
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies1
- 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.

## Other sucos in Vera Cruz

- Caicoli
- Colmera
- Dare
- Lahane Ocidental
- Motael
- Vila Verde

## Quick answers

- Where is Macarenhas?In Vera Cruz, Dili Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Macarenhas?Caicoli, Lahane Ocidental, Lahane Oriental, Santa Cruz and Vila Verde
- How many villages are in Macarenhas?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Macarenhas?Settlements lie between 3 m and 39 m
- What is the best time to visit Macarenhas?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Macarenhas?Klinika Vera Cruz, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Macarenhas?BNU ATM, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Macarenhas?ATM BRI Balide, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Macarenhas?Realistic Fuel, about 0.5 km from the centre
- How many ATMs are in Macarenhas?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Macarenhas?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Macarenhas?TL060103 (OCHA common operational dataset)