# Tutuala, Lautém Municipality – Sucos, Villages & Map

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

Administrative post · Lautém Municipality 

# Tutuala

Tutuala is an administrative post of Timor-Leste in Lautém Municipality. It covers **309.1 km²**. It is divided into 2 sucos. 14 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 309km²
- 2sucos
- 8mapped services

## Where is Tutuala?

Tutuala lies in [Lautém Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 2 other administrative posts: [Lautém](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lautem/) and [Lospalos](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lospalos/). By area it is the 16th largest of 65 administrative posts in Timor-Leste. It covers 17.1% of [Lautém Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/). The centre of Tutuala is about 178 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. It is about 23 km from Lospalos, the main town of Lautém Municipality. The centre point is at -8.4458° N, 127.1914° E.

Source: [WHO via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tls).

## Sucos of Tutuala

Suco Area km² Localities Services 

[Mehara](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/tutuala/mehara/) 190 7 2 

[Tutuala](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/tutuala/tutuala/) 119 7 6 

Source: [WHO via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tls); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Tutuala

Open gazetteers list **14 villages, towns and localities** in Tutuala. The largest with a recorded population: Tutuala (3,707). Settlements here lie between about 22 m and 459 m above sea level (median 353 m).

- Beru
- Chailoro
- Ioro
- Loiquero
- Loro
- Louiquero
- Malahara
- Mehara
- Pitileti
- Porlamano
- Poros
- Purus
- Tutuala
- Vero

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 Tutuala

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

### Water

2 lakes; 2 rivers and streams.

- Danau Iralaloro
- Danau Zelehu
- Sungai Aramaco
- Sungai Vero

### Coast and islands

4 headlands; 1 island; 1 beach.

- Dataran Praiavero
- Pulau Jaco
- Tanjung Cutcha
- Tanjung Tchetche
- Tanjung Tei
- Tanjung Tutono

### Hills and mountains

22 mountains; 1 hill.

- Gunung Paitchau I · 797 m
- Gunung Paitchau · 750 m
- Gunung Nofito · 641 m
- Gunung Pacoili · 597 m
- Gunung Somoro · 569 m
- Gunung Solipupur · 567 m
- Gunung Tetupuca · 554 m
- Gunung Laipoti · 494 m
- Gunung Sepeloho · 493 m
- Gunung Paitchau · 489 m
- Gunung Siracate · 484 m
- Gunung Nuhoru · 482 m
- Gunung Paitekauile · 453 m
- Gunung Russili · 425 m
- Gunung Teioto · 401 m
- Gunung Assirolavai · 335 m
- Gunung Mapulo · 312 m
- Gunung Herili · 309 m
- Gunung Miniraca · 220 m
- Gunung Soco · 152 m
- Gunung Querequere · 94 m
- Gunung Queerolafai · 85 m
- Gunung Lenetchauvano · 82 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 Tutuala and the best time to visit

In Tutuala, the warmest month is Dec (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Aug (26 °C). About 920 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (207 mm) and the driest Aug (7 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May to October**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 29 207 

Feb 29 161 

Mar 28 129 

Apr 28 78 

May 28 69 

Jun 27 40 

Jul 26 17 

Aug 26 7 

Sep 26 7 

Oct 28 12 

Nov 29 43 

Dec 29 151 

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

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Tutuala

Places mapped inside Tutuala in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Hospitals2
- Hotels4
- Schools1
- Police stations1

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.

## Quick answers

- Where is Tutuala?In Lautém Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Tutuala?Lautém and Lospalos
- How many villages are in Tutuala?14 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tutuala?Settlements lie between 22 m and 459 m
- What is the highest point in Tutuala?Gunung Paitchau I (797 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Tutuala?May to October
- How many hospitals are in Tutuala?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Tutuala?TL0905 (OCHA common operational dataset)