Suai
Sign in to saveSuai is a city in Timor-Leste, in Suai Subdistrict. It has a population of 9,866 and is located to the southwest of Dili, the national capital. Suai is the capital of the Cova Lima District, which is in the southwest of the country. It is located just a few kilometers from the Timor Sea, on the south side of the island.
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Place details
- Locality
- Suai
- Region
- Kova Lima
- Country
- Timor-Leste
- Population
- 21,539
- Timezone
- Asia/Dili
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Suai
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- New Ave Maria Church Suai.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Ave Maria church, Suai
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Timor-Leste
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Timor-Leste
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Suco
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Suai
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Debos
- Settlement.area_total_km2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Timor-Leste
- Located in
- Cova Lima Municipality
- Population
- +8243
- Area
- +302.60
- Elevation
- +13
- Image
- New Ave Maria Church Suai.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
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Suai is a city in Timor-Leste, in Suai Subdistrict. It has a population of 9,866 and is located to the southwest of Dili, the national capital. Suai is the capital of the Cova Lima District, which is in the southwest of the country. It is located just a few kilometers from the Timor Sea, on the south side of the island.
Suai was the location of the Suai Church Massacre in September 1999. It was one of a number of massacres perpetrated by a pro-Indonesia militia in the time of the Indonesian withdrawal of East Timor.