# Lauhata Suco, Bazartete, Liquiçá Municipality – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/liquica/bazartete/lauhata/

Suco · Bazartete 

# Lauhata

Lauhata is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Bazartete, Liquiçá Municipality. It covers **20.0 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 20.0km²
- 1mapped service
- 189 mtypical elevation

## Where is Lauhata?

Lauhata lies in [Bazartete](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/liquica/bazartete/), [Liquiçá Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/liquica/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 3 other sucos: [Fatumasi](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/liquica/bazartete/fatumasi/), [Maumeta](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/liquica/bazartete/maumeta/) and [Motaulun](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/liquica/bazartete/motaulun/). By area it is the 244th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 10.7% of [Bazartete](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/liquica/bazartete/). The centre of Lauhata is about 22 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. It is about 3.5 km from Likisá, the main town of Bazartete. The centre point is at 8.5914° S, 125.3731° E.

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

## Things to see in and around Lauhata

OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Lauhata: 2 attractions; 1 memorial.

- Bubble Beach · attraction
- Prisao de Aipelo · attraction
- Portuguese jail (ruin) · memorial

### Nearby, outside Lauhata

- Praia · beach, Motaulun3.8 km
- Wilde white sand beach · beach, Motaulun6.2 km
- Praia · beach, Ulmera10 km
- Maubara Salt Lake Conservation Area · attraction, Vatuvou13 km
- Salt lake · attraction, Vatuvou14 km
- John Paul II · memorial, Comoro14 km
- Dili Rock Dive Site · attraction, Comoro14 km
- Tasi Tolu Dive Site · attraction, Comoro15 km
- Monumentu Nicolau Lobato · monument, Comoro17 km
- Praia Lusitana · beach, Comoro18 km
- Waterfalls · waterfall, Fatisi18 km
- Memorial of Jose Nenos · memorial, Vaviquinia19 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Lauhata

- Time zoneUTC+9, no daylight saving · Asia/Dili
- CurrencyDollar (USD)
- Country calling code+670
- LanguagesTetum, Portuguese, Indonesian, English
- Plug typesType C, E, F, I · 220 V
- Driving sideLeft
- Postcode format7 characters (TL#####)

### Nearest airports

- Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) · Dili17 km
- Commander in Chief of FALINTIL, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, International Airport (UAI) · Suai80 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:15) and shortest in Jun (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:49, sunset around 18:27).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Lauhata

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Lauhata. Settlements here lie between about 7 m and 678 m above sea level (median 189 m).

- Caimegi
- Caimegi Ulu
- Durubasa
- Kamalehou
- Kumahu
- Lauhata
- Maumeta
- Pissucaraik
- Pisukaraik
- Pisulete
- Rauhasa
- Rauhassa

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 Lauhata

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Mota Carbutaeloa
- Mota Hatunapa
- Mota Nunupapalo

### Coast and islands

1 headland.

- Inur Pilila

### Hills and mountains

3 hills; 2 mountains.

- Foho Lika · 715 m
- Foho Nunlethoho · 408 m
- Foho Sabayana · 206 m
- Foho Nusoaelau · 126 m
- Foho Nusoana · 56 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 Lauhata and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Bazartete, the warmest month is Nov (average 32 °C) and the coolest is Jul (28 °C), after allowing for this place being about 372 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 Lauhata

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Motaulun · Motaulun 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.59642&mlon=125.40314#map=17/-8.59642/125.40314) 

Bank ATM BNCTL · Comoro 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.55749&mlon=125.52656#map=17/-8.55749/125.52656) 

ATM ATM Mandiri · Comoro 17 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 Guest house Oscar · Maumeta 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.58928&mlon=125.34106#map=17/-8.58928/125.34106) 

Mall Timor Plaza · Comoro 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.55382&mlon=125.54160#map=17/-8.55382/125.54160) 

School Escola Filial 1 e 2 Ciclo Cassait · Ulmera 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.57182&mlon=125.46419#map=17/-8.57182/125.46419) 

College Instituto de Sao Joao de Brito (ISJB) · Ulmera 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.57599&mlon=125.46226#map=17/-8.57599/125.46226) 

Police station Estasaun Polisia Liquica · Dato 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.59446&mlon=125.32867#map=17/-8.59446/125.32867) 

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 Lauhata

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

- Restaurants1

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 Bazartete

- Fahilebo
- Fatumasi
- Leorema
- Maumeta
- Metagou
- Motaulun
- Tibar
- Ulmera

## Quick answers

- Where is Lauhata?In Bazartete, Liquiçá Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Lauhata?Fatumasi, Maumeta and Motaulun
- What is there to see in Lauhata?Bubble Beach, Portuguese jail (ruin), Prisao de Aipelo
- What time zone is Lauhata in?UTC+9
- What currency is used in Lauhata?Dollar (USD)
- What language is spoken in Lauhata?Tetum, Portuguese, Indonesian (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Lauhata?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Lauhata?Settlements lie between 7 m and 678 m
- What is the highest point in Lauhata?Foho Lika (715 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Lauhata?July
- Where is the nearest hospital to Lauhata?Motaulun, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Lauhata?ATM BNCTL, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Lauhata?ATM Mandiri, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lauhata?Divita Fuel, about 13 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Lauhata?TL080106 (OCHA common operational dataset)