# Grotu Suco, Same, Manufahi Municipality – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/same/grotu/ Suco · Same # Grotu Grotu is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Same, Manufahi Municipality. It covers **4.75 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 4.8km² - 530 mtypical elevation ## Where is Grotu? Grotu 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 4 other sucos: [Daisua](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/same/daisua/), [Foho-ai-Lico](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/hatu-udo/foho-ai-lico/), [Lleolima](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/ainaro/hatu-udo/lleolima/) and [Rotuto](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/same/rotuto/). By area it is the 411th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 1.3% of [Same](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/manufahi/same/). The centre of Grotu is about 53 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. It is about 6.1 km from Same, the main town of Same. The centre point is at -9.0328° N, 125.6013° 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 Grotu Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Grotu. Settlements here lie between about 516 m and 554 m above sea level (median 530 m). - Grotu - Kulidasi - Leodato 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 Grotu Named natural and historic features inside Grotu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain. - Mount Aitau · 324 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 Grotu 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 Grotu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde Same · Babulu 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.00940&mlon=125.64809#map=17/-9.00940/125.64809) Bank Banco Nacional Timor-Leste · Letefoho 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.00080&mlon=125.65268#map=17/-9.00080/125.65268) Petrol pump Nusabe gas station · Aisirimou 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.72609&mlon=125.57225#map=17/-8.72609/125.57225) Hotel Hotel Umaliurai · Babulu 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.01958&mlon=125.65289#map=17/-9.01958/125.65289) School Cristal School · Letefoho 6.2 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 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.14933&mlon=125.71867#map=17/-9.14933/125.71867) Police station Police Bobonaro · Malilait 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.02919&mlon=125.32473#map=17/-9.02919/125.32473) 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. ## Other sucos in Same - Babulu - Betano - Daisua - Holarua - Letefoho - Rotuto - Tutuluro ## Quick answers - Where is Grotu?In Same, Manufahi Municipality, Timor-Leste - What borders Grotu?Daisua, Foho-ai-Lico, Lleolima and Rotuto - How many villages are in Grotu?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Grotu?Settlements lie between 516 m and 554 m - What is the highest point in Grotu?Mount Aitau (324 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Grotu?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Grotu?Centro de Saúde Same, about 5.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Grotu?Banco Nacional Timor-Leste, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Grotu?Nusabe gas station, about 34 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Grotu?TL100106 (OCHA common operational dataset)