# Samara Suco, Hatolia, Ermera Municipality – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/hatolia/samara/

Suco · Hatolia 

# Samara

Samara is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Hatolia, Ermera Municipality. It covers **17.3 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 17.3km²
- 217 mtypical elevation

## Where is Samara?

Samara lies in [Hatolia](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/hatolia/), [Ermera Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 6 other sucos: [Ailelo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/hatolia/ailelo/), [Coliate-Leotelo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/hatolia/coliate-leotelo/), [Dau Udo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/cailaco/dau-udo/), [Hatolia](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/hatolia/hatolia/), [Leimeacraic](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/hatolia/leimeacraic/) and [Ppurugoa](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/bobonaro/cailaco/ppurugoa/). By area it is the 274th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 6.3% of [Hatolia](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/hatolia/). The centre of Samara is about 43 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.8410° N, 125.3056° 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 Samara

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Samara. Settlements here lie between about 185 m and 260 m above sea level (median 217 m).

- Petalara
- Raeluli
- Samara

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 Samara

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

### Water

5 rivers and streams.

- Mota Aiboro
- Mota Celere
- Mota Magalara
- Mota Malerehio
- Mota Motur

### Hills and mountains

1 hill.

- Foho Falau · 309 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 Samara and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Hatolia, the warmest month is Nov (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C), after allowing for this place being about 716 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 28 242 

Feb 28 205 

Mar 28 126 

Apr 28 55 

May 27 37 

Jun 26 23 

Jul 25 10 

Aug 26 4 

Sep 27 5 

Oct 29 13 

Nov 30 57 

Dec 29 173 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Samara

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lemeia Craic · Leimeacraic 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.86460&mlon=125.31842#map=17/-8.86460/125.31842) 

Bank BNCTL Sucursal de Maliana · Lahomea 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.99105&mlon=125.22067#map=17/-8.99105/125.22067) 

ATM ATM Mandiri · Comoro 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.55330&mlon=125.52086#map=17/-8.55330/125.52086) 

Petrol pump Queyubun Laco Konbustivel · Ritabou 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.96408&mlon=125.21689#map=17/-8.96408/125.21689) 

Hotel Betania Traning center and Hotel · Holsa 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.99479&mlon=125.22635#map=17/-8.99479/125.22635) 

School Escola Primaria · Goulolo 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.91485&mlon=125.30541#map=17/-8.91485/125.30541) 

College IOB dan ETI · Odomau 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.98951&mlon=125.19846#map=17/-8.98951/125.19846) 

Police station Coramil, Comando Militer · Meligo 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.87952&mlon=125.21193#map=17/-8.87952/125.21193) 

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 Hatolia

- Ailelo
- Asulau
- Coliate-Leotelo
- Fatubolu
- Fatuessi
- Hatolia
- Leimeacraic
- Lemia Sorimbalu
- Lissapat
- Manusae
- Mau-Ubu
- Urahou

## Quick answers

- Where is Samara?In Hatolia, Ermera Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Samara?Ailelo, Coliate-Leotelo, Dau Udo, Hatolia, Leimeacraic and Ppurugoa
- How many villages are in Samara?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Samara?Settlements lie between 185 m and 260 m
- What is the highest point in Samara?Foho Falau (309 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Samara?April to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Samara?Lemeia Craic, about 3.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Samara?BNCTL Sucursal de Maliana, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Samara?ATM Mandiri, about 40 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Samara?Queyubun Laco Konbustivel, about 17 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Samara?TL070506 (OCHA common operational dataset)
