# Babulu Suco, Same, Manufahi Municipality – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/same/babulu/

Suco · Same 

# Babulu

Babulu is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Same, Manufahi Municipality. It covers **39.8 km²**. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 39.8km²
- 3mapped services
- 452 mtypical elevation

## Where is Babulu?

Babulu lies in [Same](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/same/), [Manufahi Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 5 other sucos: [Betano](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/same/betano/), [Daisua](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/same/daisua/), [Letefoho](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/same/letefoho/), [Taitudac](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/alas/taitudac/) and [Tutuluro](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/same/tutuluro/). By area it is the 125th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 11.3% of [Same](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/same/). The centre of Babulu is about 55 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. It is about 5.5 km from Same, the main town of Same. The centre point is at -9.0453° N, 125.6772° 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 Babulu

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Babulu. Settlements here lie between about 301 m and 593 m above sea level (median 452 m).

- Babulo
- Babulu
- Bahulu
- Laiuru
- Lapuru
- Lianai
- Maibuti
- Manico
- Manico 2
- Manikun
- Nunufu
- Nunulu
- Raimerak
- Scarema
- Searema
- Turon
- Umahurai
- Umaliurai

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 Babulu

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

### Water

3 rivers and streams.

- Mota Sui
- River Caloco
- River Ermetin

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 Babulu and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Same, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (21 °C). About 949 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (242 mm) and the driest Aug (4 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 24 242 

Feb 23 205 

Mar 23 126 

Apr 23 55 

May 22 37 

Jun 21 23 

Jul 21 10 

Aug 21 4 

Sep 22 5 

Oct 24 13 

Nov 25 57 

Dec 25 173 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Babulu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Daisua · Daisua 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.08156&mlon=125.68749#map=17/-9.08156/125.68749) 

Bank Banco Nacional Timor-Leste · Letefoho 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.00080&mlon=125.65268#map=17/-9.00080/125.65268) 

Petrol pump Nusabe gas station · Aisirimou 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.72609&mlon=125.57225#map=17/-8.72609/125.57225) 

Hotel Hotel Umaliurai · Babulu 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.01958&mlon=125.65289#map=17/-9.01958/125.65289) 

School Cristal School · Letefoho 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.00974&mlon=125.65294#map=17/-9.00974/125.65294) 

College Instituto Politécnico de Timor Leste - IPTL · Betano 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.14933&mlon=125.71867#map=17/-9.14933/125.71867) 

Police station Postu Komando PNTL Fatuberliu · Clacuc 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.02750&mlon=125.99607#map=17/-9.02750/125.99607) 

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 Babulu

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

- Hospitals2
- Hotels1

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 Same

- Betano
- Daisua
- Grotu
- Holarua
- Letefoho
- Rotuto
- Tutuluro

## Quick answers

- Where is Babulu?In Same, Manufahi Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Babulu?Betano, Daisua, Letefoho, Taitudac and Tutuluro
- How many villages are in Babulu?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Babulu?Settlements lie between 301 m and 593 m
- What is the best time to visit Babulu?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Babulu?Daisua, about 4.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Babulu?Banco Nacional Timor-Leste, about 5.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Babulu?Nusabe gas station, about 37 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Babulu?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Babulu?TL100103 (OCHA common operational dataset)
