# Lihu Suco, Railaco, Ermera Municipality – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/lihu/ Suco · Railaco # Lihu Lihu is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Railaco, Ermera Municipality. It covers **18.5 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 18.5km² - 2mapped services - 555 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lihu? Lihu lies in [Railaco](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/), [Ermera Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 8 other sucos: [Fahilebo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/liquica/bazartete/fahilebo/), [Fatuquero](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/fatuquero/), [Leorema](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/liquica/bazartete/leorema/), [Matata](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/matata/), [Rrailaco Craic](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/rrailaco-craic/), [Taraço](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/taraco/), [Tocoluli](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/tocoluli/) and [Ulmera](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/liquica/bazartete/ulmera/). By area it is the 262nd largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 17.5% of [Railaco](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/). The centre of Lihu is about 19 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.6710° N, 125.4387° 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 Lihu Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Lihu. Settlements here lie between about 460 m and 718 m above sea level (median 555 m). - Camalpun - Hi - Kamal Pun - Kamal Raihei - Liho - Mota-Hare - Raidu - Railaco 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 Lihu Named natural and historic features inside Lihu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Mota Boera - Mota Hamaro ### Hills and mountains 4 mountains. - Foho Mautamate · 1,073 m - Foho Suwerkeke · 891 m - Foho Hilau · 849 m - Foho Poetutlau · 757 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 Lihu and the best time to visit Using the climate of Railaco, the warmest month is Nov (average 32 °C) and the coolest is Jul (28 °C), after allowing for this place being about 363 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 **July**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 29 243 Feb 29 203 Mar 29 120 Apr 30 54 May 29 33 Jun 28 21 Jul 28 8 Aug 28 4 Sep 30 4 Oct 31 13 Nov 32 54 Dec 30 166 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lihu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Sáude Railako · Lihu 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.67603&mlon=125.42075#map=17/-8.67603/125.42075) Bank Kaebauk · Seloi Malere 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.72647&mlon=125.56624#map=17/-8.72647/125.56624) ATM ATM Mandiri · Comoro 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.55330&mlon=125.52086#map=17/-8.55330/125.52086) Petrol pump Divita Fuel · Tibar 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.56668&mlon=125.49038#map=17/-8.56668/125.49038) Hotel Biamali Guest House and Mini Market · Riheu 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.72173&mlon=125.43489#map=17/-8.72173/125.43489) Mall Timor Plaza · Comoro 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.55382&mlon=125.54160#map=17/-8.55382/125.54160) School EP P Railaco Vila · Lihu 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.67583&mlon=125.42268#map=17/-8.67583/125.42268) College Instituto de Sao Joao de Brito (ISJB) · Ulmera 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.57599&mlon=125.46226#map=17/-8.57599/125.46226) Police station posto policia seloi kraik · Seloi Craic 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.71140&mlon=125.52126#map=17/-8.71140/125.52126) 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 Lihu Places mapped inside Lihu in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 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 Railaco - Deleco - Fatuquero - Matata - Rrailaco Craic - Rrailaco Leten - Samalete - Taraço - Tocoluli ## Quick answers - Where is Lihu?In Railaco, Ermera Municipality, Timor-Leste - What borders Lihu?Fahilebo, Fatuquero, Leorema, Matata, Rrailaco Craic, Taraço, Tocoluli and Ulmera - How many villages are in Lihu?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lihu?Settlements lie between 460 m and 718 m - What is the highest point in Lihu?Foho Mautamate (1,073 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Lihu?July - Where is the nearest hospital to Lihu?Centro de Sáude Railako, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lihu?Kaebauk, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Lihu?ATM Mandiri, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lihu?Divita Fuel, about 13 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Lihu?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Lihu?TL070101 (OCHA common operational dataset)