# Samalete Suco, Railaco, Ermera Municipality – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/samalete/ Suco · Railaco # Samalete Samalete is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Railaco, Ermera Municipality. It covers **9.93 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9.9km² - 2mapped services - 1,057 mtypical elevation ## Where is Samalete? Samalete 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: [Deleco](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/deleco/), [Fatisi](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/aileu/laulara/fatisi/), [Rrailaco Leten](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/rrailaco-leten/), [Seloi Craic](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/aileu/aileu-vila/seloi-craic/) and [Taraço](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/taraco/). By area it is the 355th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 9.4% of [Railaco](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ermera/railaco/). The centre of Samalete is about 14 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.6702° N, 125.5209° 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 Samalete Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Samalete. Settlements here lie between about 937 m and 1,095 m above sea level (median 1,057 m). - Eraulo - Leburema - Rihiu - Samalete 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 Samalete Named natural and historic features inside Samalete, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 3 peaks. - Mount Sametali · 1,044 m - Mount Baruidarudu · 985 m - Mount Daltutu · 808 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 Samalete 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 Samalete Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde Fatisi · Fatisi 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.63515&mlon=125.52632#map=17/-8.63515/125.52632) Bank Kaebauk · Seloi Malere 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.72647&mlon=125.56624#map=17/-8.72647/125.56624) ATM BNCTL · Bairro Pite 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.56267&mlon=125.56053#map=17/-8.56267/125.56053) Petrol pump Nusabe gas station · Aisirimou 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.72609&mlon=125.57225#map=17/-8.72609/125.57225) Hotel Hotel Fatin Turristico · Seloi Craic 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.70604&mlon=125.53399#map=17/-8.70604/125.53399) Mall Timor Plaza · Comoro 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.55382&mlon=125.54160#map=17/-8.55382/125.54160) School EBF Aiurlala · Samalete 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.66022&mlon=125.51456#map=17/-8.66022/125.51456) College Escola Técnica Aileu · Aisirimou 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.72079&mlon=125.57107#map=17/-8.72079/125.57107) Police station posto policia seloi kraik · Seloi Craic 4.6 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 Samalete Places mapped inside Samalete in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 - Matata - Rrailaco Craic - Rrailaco Leten - Taraço - Tocoluli ## Quick answers - Where is Samalete?In Railaco, Ermera Municipality, Timor-Leste - What borders Samalete?Deleco, Fatisi, Rrailaco Leten, Seloi Craic and Taraço - How many villages are in Samalete?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Samalete?Settlements lie between 937 m and 1,095 m - What is the highest point in Samalete?Mount Sametali (1,044 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Samalete?April to September - Where is the nearest hospital to Samalete?Centro de Saúde Fatisi, about 3.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Samalete?Kaebauk, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Samalete?BNCTL, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Samalete?Nusabe gas station, about 8.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Samalete?TL070107 (OCHA common operational dataset)