# Baricafa Suco, Luro, Lautém Municipality – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/luro/baricafa/

Suco · Luro 

# Baricafa

Baricafa is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Luro, Lautém Municipality. It covers **23.1 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 23.1km²
- 3mapped services
- 338 mtypical elevation

## Where is Baricafa?

Baricafa lies in [Luro](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/luro/), [Lautém Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 7 other sucos: [Afabubu](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/luro/afabubu/), [Cainliu](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/iliomar/cainliu/), [Cotamutu](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/luro/cotamutu/), [Fuat](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/iliomar/fuat/), [Lacawa](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/luro/lacawa/), [Luro](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/luro/luro/) and [Uacala](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/baguia/uacala/). By area it is the 221st largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 18.1% of [Luro](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/luro/). The centre of Baricafa is about 137 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.5877° N, 126.8178° 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 Baricafa

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Baricafa. The largest with a recorded population: Gunung Dilarini (365).

- Gunung Dilarini
- Uacala

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 Baricafa

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

### Water

2 rivers and streams.

- Sungai Letana
- Sungai Metan

### Hills and mountains

2 mountains.

- Gunung Bibilutur · 731 m
- Gunung Darabu · 394 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 Baricafa and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Luro, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C). About 851 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (203 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 28 203 

Feb 28 162 

Mar 28 117 

Apr 28 63 

May 27 51 

Jun 26 29 

Jul 25 13 

Aug 26 5 

Sep 27 5 

Oct 28 10 

Nov 29 46 

Dec 29 145 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Baricafa

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Semiterio de Hai- hopan · Baricafa 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.57315&mlon=126.80189#map=17/-8.57315/126.80189) 

Bank BNCTL ATM P24 · Fuiloro 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.52413&mlon=126.99479#map=17/-8.52413/126.99479) 

Petrol pump Solar · Fuiloro 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.50728&mlon=126.98812#map=17/-8.50728/126.98812) 

Hotel Residence Inn · Fuiloro 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.52444&mlon=126.99536#map=17/-8.52444/126.99536) 

School Escola paralele 1 e 2 de Abere · Luro 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.55631&mlon=126.83409#map=17/-8.55631/126.83409) 

Police station Kantor Polisi · Ailebere 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.70719&mlon=126.82770#map=17/-8.70719/126.82770) 

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 Baricafa

Places mapped inside Baricafa in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals3

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 Luro

- Afabubu
- Cotamutu
- Lacawa
- Luro
- Wairoce

## Quick answers

- Where is Baricafa?In Luro, Lautém Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Baricafa?Afabubu, Cainliu, Cotamutu, Fuat, Lacawa, Luro and Uacala
- How many villages are in Baricafa?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Baricafa?Gunung Bibilutur (731 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Baricafa?March to September
- Where is the nearest hospital to Baricafa?Semiterio de Hai- hopan, about 2.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Baricafa?BNCTL ATM P24, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Baricafa?Solar, about 21 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Baricafa?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Baricafa?TL090402 (OCHA common operational dataset)
