# Lifau Suco, Laleia, Manatuto Municipality – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manatuto/laleia/lifau/ Suco · Laleia # Lifau Lifau is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Laleia, Manatuto Municipality. It covers **56.9 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 56.9km² - 2mapped services - 23 mtypical elevation ## Where is Lifau? Lifau lies in [Laleia](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manatuto/laleia/), [Manatuto Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manatuto/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 4 other sucos: [Aiteas](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manatuto/manatuto/aiteas/), [Haturalan](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manatuto/laleia/haturalan/), [Ma'abat](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manatuto/manatuto/ma-abat/) and [Vemase](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/vemasse/vemase/). By area it is the 74th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 25.3% of [Laleia](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manatuto/laleia/). The centre of Lifau is about 60 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.5436° N, 126.1225° 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 Lifau Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Lifau. Settlements here lie between about 14 m and 23 m above sea level (median 23 m). - Kampung Baru - Lenao - Uma Rentau 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 Lifau Named natural and historic features inside Lifau, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 lake; 1 river or stream. - Danau Wilisair - River Laleia ### Hills and mountains 11 hills; 4 mountains. - Gunung Obaqui · 742 m - Gunung Alas · 566 m - Gunung Baura · 516 m - Gunung Bauloi · 329 m - Gunung Liniuonuu · 269 m - Gunung Siananeli · 251 m - Gunung Obrai · 211 m - Bukit Mabia · 177 m - Bukit Binadac · 161 m - Bukit Matordaka · 156 m - Bukit Hatoralan · 137 m - Bukit Matordaka · 123 m - Bukit Hatometan · 85 m - Bukit Liquqi · 74 m - Bukit Dadiling · 67 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 Lifau and the best time to visit Using the climate of Laleia, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C). About 873 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (225 mm) and the driest Sep (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 27 225 Feb 26 188 Mar 27 116 Apr 27 54 May 26 35 Jun 25 22 Jul 25 9 Aug 25 4 Sep 26 4 Oct 28 11 Nov 29 51 Dec 28 156 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lifau Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sentru Saude de Laleia · Haturalan 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.53790&mlon=126.16492#map=17/-8.53790/126.16492) Bank Kaibauk · Sau 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.51909&mlon=126.00730#map=17/-8.51909/126.00730) Petrol pump Pertamina ETO Manatuto · Sau 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.51733&mlon=126.00481#map=17/-8.51733/126.00481) Hotel Kos, Maabat, Manatuto Vila · Ma'abat 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.51264&mlon=126.02652#map=17/-8.51264/126.02652) School Pré-Secundaria de Hatu-Ralan · Lifau 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.54597&mlon=126.15807#map=17/-8.54597/126.15807) College Eskola pre sekundaria Santo Antonio · Sau 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.51183&mlon=126.01759#map=17/-8.51183/126.01759) Police station Posto Policia Administrativu De Laleia · Haturalan 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.53846&mlon=126.16444#map=17/-8.53846/126.16444) 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 Lifau Places mapped inside Lifau 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 Laleia - Cairui - Haturalan ## Quick answers - Where is Lifau?In Laleia, Manatuto Municipality, Timor-Leste - What borders Lifau?Aiteas, Haturalan, Ma'abat and Vemase - How many villages are in Lifau?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Lifau?Settlements lie between 14 m and 23 m - What is the highest point in Lifau?Gunung Obaqui (742 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Lifau?March to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Lifau?Sentru Saude de Laleia, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Lifau?Kaibauk, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lifau?Pertamina ETO Manatuto, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Lifau?TL110201 (OCHA common operational dataset)