# Atara Suco, Atsabe, Ermera Municipality – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/atsabe/atara/ Suco · Atsabe # Atara Atara is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Atsabe, Ermera Municipality. It covers **24.8 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 24.8km² - 1,070 mtypical elevation ## Where is Atara? Atara lies in [Atsabe](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/atsabe/), [Ermera Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 8 other sucos: [Atadame/Malabe](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/atsabe/atadame-malabe/), [Batumanu](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/atsabe/batumanu/), [Colimau](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/bobonaro/colimau/), [Lasaun](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/atsabe/lasaun/), [Male-Ubu](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/bobonaro/male-ubu/), [Mau-Ulo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/ainaro/mau-ulo/), [Obulo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/atsabe/obulo/) and [Tiarlelo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/atsabe/tiarlelo/). By area it is the 204th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 14.8% of [Atsabe](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/atsabe/). The centre of Atara is about 48 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.9595° N, 125.4085° 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 Atara Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Atara. Settlements here lie between about 895 m and 1,355 m above sea level (median 1,070 m). - Aifro - Airae - Atara - Batubala - Biahoro - Dadubere - Malimea - Mania - Manunia - Tapoabe - Waabe 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 Atara Named natural and historic features inside Atara, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Mota Leamidoi - Mota Sakukolinipa - Mota Soba ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains. - Foho Hatosaga · 2,452 m - Foho Raimodoi · 2,389 m - Foho Oholau · 1,811 m - Foho Laktame · 1,440 m - Foho Buloabe · 1,283 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 Atara and the best time to visit Using the climate of Atsabe, 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Atara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde Atsabe · Laclo 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.92521&mlon=125.39730#map=17/-8.92521/125.39730) Bank BNCTL Sucursal de Maliana · Lahomea 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.99105&mlon=125.22067#map=17/-8.99105/125.22067) Petrol pump Frans Fuel · Rraifun 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.98323&mlon=125.22118#map=17/-8.98323/125.22118) Hotel Fevariela Homestay · Ainaro 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.99738&mlon=125.50387#map=17/-8.99738/125.50387) School EBF AiAras · Soilesu 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.00301&mlon=125.35166#map=17/-9.00301/125.35166) College IOB dan ETI · Odomau 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.98951&mlon=125.19846#map=17/-8.98951/125.19846) Police station Police Bobonaro · Malilait 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.02919&mlon=125.32473#map=17/-9.02919/125.32473) 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 Atsabe - Atadame/Malabe - Baboi Craic - Batumanu - Beboi Leten - Laclo - Lasaun - Laubono - Leimea Leten - Obulo - Paramin - Tiarlelo ## Quick answers - Where is Atara?In Atsabe, Ermera Municipality, Timor-Leste - What borders Atara?Atadame/Malabe, Batumanu, Colimau, Lasaun, Male-Ubu, Mau-Ulo, Obulo and Tiarlelo - How many villages are in Atara?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Atara?Settlements lie between 895 m and 1,355 m - What is the highest point in Atara?Foho Hatosaga (2,452 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Atara?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Atara?Centro de Saúde Atsabe, about 4.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Atara?BNCTL Sucursal de Maliana, about 21 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Atara?Frans Fuel, about 21 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Atara?TL070402 (OCHA common operational dataset)