# Banafi Suco, Nitibe, Oecussi Municipality – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/nitibe/banafi/ Suco · Nitibe # Banafi Banafi is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Nitibe, Oecussi Municipality. It covers **24.1 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 24.1km² - 446 mtypical elevation ## Where is Banafi? Banafi lies in [Nitibe](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/nitibe/), [Oecussi Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 6 other sucos: [Abani](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/passabe/abani/), [Cunha](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/pante-macassar/cunha/), [Lela-Ufe](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/nitibe/lela-ufe/), [Malelat](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/passabe/malelat/), [Usi-Tacae](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/oesilo/usi-tacae/) and [Usi-Taqueno](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/oesilo/usi-taqueno/). By area it is the 211th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 8.0% of [Nitibe](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/nitibe/). The centre of Banafi is about 168 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -9.4029° N, 124.3084° 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 Banafi Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Banafi. Settlements here lie between about 207 m and 560 m above sea level (median 446 m). - Banafi - Besatoko - Cuanobe - Kuanobe - Kusi - Naofe - Nefomtasa - Neofmetan - Noetoko - Nunafa 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 Banafi Named natural and historic features inside Banafi, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Mount Haubat 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 Banafi and the best time to visit Using the climate of Nitibe, the warmest month is Nov (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jul (23 °C). About 1,367 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (339 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 24 339 Feb 24 310 Mar 24 199 Apr 24 64 May 24 36 Jun 23 16 Jul 23 13 Aug 23 4 Sep 25 7 Oct 26 23 Nov 27 92 Dec 25 264 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Banafi Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sentru Saude Passabe · Abani 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.46330&mlon=124.34107#map=17/-9.46330/124.34107) Bank BNCTL · Costa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.20284&mlon=124.37160#map=17/-9.20284/124.37160) Petrol pump Irmão Timor Sucursal · Costa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.20172&mlon=124.36096#map=17/-9.20172/124.36096) Hotel Hotel Oé-Upu · Costa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.20651&mlon=124.33706#map=17/-9.20651/124.33706) School ESG BAQUI · Naimeco 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.28628&mlon=124.35186#map=17/-9.28628/124.35186) College Dili Institute of Technology · Costa 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.20285&mlon=124.33801#map=17/-9.20285/124.33801) Police station Esquadra UPF · Costa 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.20558&mlon=124.36601#map=17/-9.20558/124.36601) 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 Nitibe - Bene-Ufe - Lela-Ufe - Suni-Ufe - Usi-Taco ## Quick answers - Where is Banafi?In Nitibe, Oecussi Municipality, Timor-Leste - What borders Banafi?Abani, Cunha, Lela-Ufe, Malelat, Usi-Tacae and Usi-Taqueno - How many villages are in Banafi?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Banafi?Settlements lie between 207 m and 560 m - What is the best time to visit Banafi?April to November - Where is the nearest hospital to Banafi?Sentru Saude Passabe, about 7.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Banafi?BNCTL, about 23 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Banafi?Irmão Timor Sucursal, about 23 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Banafi?TL120205 (OCHA common operational dataset)