# Liaruca Suco, Ossu, Viqueque Municipality – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/viqueque/ossu/liaruca/ Suco · Ossu # Liaruca Liaruca is a suco (village) of Timor-Leste in Ossu, Viqueque Municipality. It covers **66.7 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 66.7km² - 1mapped services - 622 mtypical elevation ## Where is Liaruca? Liaruca lies in [Ossu](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/viqueque/ossu/), [Viqueque Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/viqueque/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 5 other sucos: [Bibileo](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/viqueque/viqueque/bibileo/), [Builale](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/viqueque/ossu/builale/), [Fatulia](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/venilale/fatulia/), [Ossoala](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/baucau/vemasse/ossoala/) and [Ossu de Cima](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/viqueque/ossu/ossu-de-cima/). By area it is the 58th largest of 442 sucos in Timor-Leste. It covers 15.7% of [Ossu](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/viqueque/ossu/). The centre of Liaruca is about 81 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.7232° N, 126.2873° 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 Liaruca Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Liaruca. Settlements here lie between about 618 m and 661 m above sea level (median 622 m). - Bahaneu - Liaruca - Salele 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 Liaruca Named natural and historic features inside Liaruca, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 5 mountains. - Gunung Uaitara · 1,748 m - Gunung Boaobana · 1,094 m - Gunung Ossorae · 501 m - Gunung Uatoda · 449 m - Gunung Uatobati · 376 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 Liaruca and the best time to visit Using the climate of Ossu, 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 Liaruca Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Centro de Saúde Lia Ruka · Liaruca 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.73947&mlon=126.27941#map=17/-8.73947/126.27941) Bank Grupo RIAK Beleza · Uma Quic 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.87819&mlon=126.36289#map=17/-8.87819/126.36289) Petrol pump realistic · Buruma 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.47455&mlon=126.44685#map=17/-8.47455/126.44685) Hotel Hotel Wailakurini · Loi-Huno 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.77855&mlon=126.37968#map=17/-8.77855/126.37968) School EBC 3 Ciclo Santa Teresinha · Ossu de Cima 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.74215&mlon=126.38342#map=17/-8.74215/126.38342) College Institutu catolico para a Formasao de Proferasores (ICFP) Baucau · Bahu 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.46291&mlon=126.45000#map=17/-8.46291/126.45000) Police station Esquadra PNTL Venilale · Uataco 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.64237&mlon=126.37898#map=17/-8.64237/126.37898) 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 Liaruca Places mapped inside Liaruca in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 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 Ossu - Builale - Loi-Huno - Mahareca - Ossorua - Ossu de Cima - Uabubo - Uaibobo - Uaigia ## Quick answers - Where is Liaruca?In Ossu, Viqueque Municipality, Timor-Leste - What borders Liaruca?Bibileo, Builale, Fatulia, Ossoala and Ossu de Cima - How many villages are in Liaruca?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Liaruca?Settlements lie between 618 m and 661 m - What is the highest point in Liaruca?Gunung Uaitara (1,748 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Liaruca?March to October - Where is the nearest hospital to Liaruca?Centro de Saúde Lia Ruka, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Liaruca?Grupo RIAK Beleza, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Liaruca?realistic, about 33 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Liaruca?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Liaruca?TL130209 (OCHA common operational dataset)