# Matata Suco, Railaco, Ermera Municipality – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/matata/ Suco · Railaco # Matata Matata is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Railaco, Ermera Municipality. It covers **8.71 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.7km² - 1mapped services - 1,033 mtypical elevation ## Where is Matata? Matata 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 5 other sucos: [Leorema](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/liquica/bazartete/leorema/), [Lihu](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/lihu/), [Poetete](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/ermera/poetete/), [Ponilala](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/ermera/ponilala/) and [Tocoluli](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/tocoluli/). By area it is the 364th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 8.3% of [Railaco](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/). The centre of Matata is about 26 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.7006° N, 125.3882° 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 Matata Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Matata. Settlements here lie between about 918 m and 1,120 m above sea level (median 1,033 m). - Colaco - Gorema - Matata - Mauane - Tarmausoru - Titibuti 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 Matata Named natural and historic features inside Matata, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 mountains. - Foho Lebaulu · 1,163 m - Foho Matataria · 1,046 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 Matata and the best time to visit Using the climate of Railaco, 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/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Matata Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Leorema · Leorema 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.67878&mlon=125.37197#map=17/-8.67878/125.37197) Bank Kaebauk · Seloi Malere 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.72647&mlon=125.56624#map=17/-8.72647/125.56624) ATM ATM Mandiri · Comoro 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.55330&mlon=125.52086#map=17/-8.55330/125.52086) Petrol pump Divita Fuel · Tibar 19 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 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.72173&mlon=125.43489#map=17/-8.72173/125.43489) Mall Timor Plaza · Comoro 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.55382&mlon=125.54160#map=17/-8.55382/125.54160) School EP P Matata · Matata 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.70080&mlon=125.40257#map=17/-8.70080/125.40257) College Instituto de Sao Joao de Brito (ISJB) · Ulmera 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.57599&mlon=125.46226#map=17/-8.57599/125.46226) Police station PNTL · Hatuquessi 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.63290&mlon=125.30532#map=17/-8.63290/125.30532) 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 Matata Places mapped inside Matata in open map data, by type. - 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 - Lihu - Rrailaco Craic - Rrailaco Leten - Samalete - Taraço - Tocoluli ## Quick answers - Where is Matata?In Railaco, Ermera Municipality, Timor-Leste - What borders Matata?Leorema, Lihu, Poetete, Ponilala and Tocoluli - How many villages are in Matata?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Matata?Settlements lie between 918 m and 1,120 m - What is the highest point in Matata?Foho Lebaulu (1,163 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Matata?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Matata?Leorema, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Matata?Kaebauk, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Matata?ATM Mandiri, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Matata?Divita Fuel, about 19 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Matata?TL070102 (OCHA common operational dataset)