# Taiboco Suco, Pante Macassar, Oecussi Municipality – Villages

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Suco · Pante Macassar 

# Taiboco

Taiboco is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Pante Macassar, Oecussi Municipality. It covers **79.9 km²**. 40 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 79.9km²
- 440 mtypical elevation

## Where is Taiboco?

Taiboco lies in [Pante Macassar](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/pante-macassar/), [Oecussi Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 6 other sucos: [Cunha](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/pante-macassar/cunha/), [Lalisuc](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/pante-macassar/lalisuc/), [Lela-Ufe](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/nitibe/lela-ufe/), [Lifau](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/pante-macassar/lifau/), [Suni-Ufe](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/nitibe/suni-ufe/) and [Usi-Taco](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/nitibe/usi-taco/). By area it is the 44th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 22.5% of [Pante Macassar](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/oecussi/pante-macassar/). The centre of Taiboco is about 163 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. It is about 14 km from Pante Makasar, the main town of Pante Macassar. The centre point is at -9.2806° N, 124.2820° 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 Taiboco

Open gazetteers list **40 villages, towns and localities** in Taiboco. Settlements here lie between about 11 m and 718 m above sea level (median 440 m).

- Baupat
- Bioni
- Bititim
- Bocos
- Bokon
- Buinsapi
- Fuin
- Itnan
- Kabukpele
- Kanael
- Kiubneko
- Kiusisoh
- Krusisoh
- Kuanakabun
- Kuanata
- Kuanatui
- Kuangkot
- Kuapal
- Kuatnana
- Makelab
- Maquelab
- Nalaen
- Nemun
- Neopnua
- Noahluku
- Nuana
- Nuheo
- Numputu
- Nunputu
- Oekum
- Oelelo
- Oelkaem
- Oelkaen
- Oetako
- Patoke
- Patputu
- Poasbot
- Tuinmolo
- Ulas
- Upsena

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 Taiboco

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

### Water

4 rivers and streams.

- River Lakanaek
- River Leopana
- River Oemanu
- River Oenupuh

### Coast and islands

2 headlands.

- Point Bokon
- Point Maufo

### Hills and mountains

13 mountains.

- Mount Kuanata · 729 m
- Mount Kuanhuan · 694 m
- Mount Kahana · 673 m
- Mount Mumba · 635 m
- Mount Pono · 617 m
- Mount Lulpa · 605 m
- Mount Saunpat · 502 m
- Mount Oetune · 384 m
- Mount Oebatan · 365 m
- Mount Lubate · 321 m
- Mount Naet · 250 m
- Mount Lasnon · 248 m
- Mount Babuin · 224 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 Taiboco and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Pante Macassar, the warmest month is Nov (average 25 °C) and the coolest is Jul (20 °C), after allowing for this place being about 372 m higher than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). 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 22 339 

Feb 22 310 

Mar 22 199 

Apr 22 64 

May 22 36 

Jun 21 16 

Jul 20 13 

Aug 21 4 

Sep 22 7 

Oct 24 23 

Nov 25 92 

Dec 23 264 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Taiboco

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Centro de Saúde Enf. Domingos da Costa Kiu Maunteko · Costa 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.21183&mlon=124.33813#map=17/-9.21183/124.33813) 

Bank BNCTL · Costa 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.20284&mlon=124.37160#map=17/-9.20284/124.37160) 

Petrol pump Irmão Timor Sucursal · Costa 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.20172&mlon=124.36096#map=17/-9.20172/124.36096) 

Hotel Hotel Oé-Upu · Costa 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.20651&mlon=124.33706#map=17/-9.20651/124.33706) 

School EBF Roti · Lalisuc 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.24655&mlon=124.31590#map=17/-9.24655/124.31590) 

College Dili Institute of Technology · Costa 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.20285&mlon=124.33801#map=17/-9.20285/124.33801) 

Police station Esquadra UPF · Costa 12 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 Pante Macassar

- Bobocase
- Costa
- Cunha
- Lalisuc
- Lifau
- Naimeco
- Nipani

## Quick answers

- Where is Taiboco?In Pante Macassar, Oecussi Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Taiboco?Cunha, Lalisuc, Lela-Ufe, Lifau, Suni-Ufe and Usi-Taco
- How many villages are in Taiboco?40 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Taiboco?Settlements lie between 11 m and 718 m
- What is the highest point in Taiboco?Mount Kuanata (729 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Taiboco?April to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Taiboco?Centro de Saúde Enf. Domingos da Costa Kiu Maunteko, about 9.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Taiboco?BNCTL, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Taiboco?Irmão Timor Sucursal, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Taiboco?TL120105 (OCHA common operational dataset)
