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Gunung Curi
Timor Leste · Elevation not verified
Reviewed routes
No reviewed route is included. Missing route information does not establish safe or legal access.
About this mountain
Gunung Curi, also called Mount Curi and written Mount Kuri in government biodiversity planning, is a mountain in Manatuto, Timor-Leste.
Sources and scope
Exact named feature.
- Important Bird Areas in Timor-Leste: Site Account TL15 Mount Curi / Gunung Curi — BirdLife International / Timor-Leste IBA programme, hosted by Timor-Leste tourism portal · checked 2026-11-03
- District Capitals Water Supply Project: Manatuto Initial Environmental Examination — Asian Development Bank · checked 2026-11-03
- Timor-Leste National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2011-2020 — Government of Timor-Leste, Ministry of Economy and Development / UNDP / GEF · checked 2026-11-03
Access & planning
Authoritative site material places the Mount Curi area off the Dili-Manatuto road near Subau and Beheda. This does not establish a public summit route or access authorization. Confirm current access with a competent local authority before attempting the summit.
Sources and scope
Exact feature area approach.
- Important Bird Areas in Timor-Leste: Site Account TL15 Mount Curi / Gunung Curi — BirdLife International / Timor-Leste IBA programme, hosted by Timor-Leste tourism portal · checked 2026-11-03
Nature & wildlife
The broader Mount Curi Important Bird Area contains Eucalyptus savanna woodland, small tropical dry or riparian forest patches, and records fourteen restricted-range bird species. These are site-scale records, not summit-point occurrences.
Sources and scope
Mount curi Important Bird Area site scale.
- Important Bird Areas in Timor-Leste: Site Account TL15 Mount Curi / Gunung Curi — BirdLife International / Timor-Leste IBA programme, hosted by Timor-Leste tourism portal · checked 2026-11-03
- District Capitals Water Supply Project: Manatuto Initial Environmental Examination — Asian Development Bank · checked 2026-11-03
Conservation
Mount Curi has long-standing conservation-planning interest. Historical sources identify recurrent burning, shifting agriculture and possible marble mining as habitat concerns; this guide does not assert current legal protected status.
Sources and scope
Exact feature policy and site scale threats.
- Timor-Leste National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2011-2020 — Government of Timor-Leste, Ministry of Economy and Development / UNDP / GEF · checked 2026-11-03
- Timor-Leste Blue Economy Policy and Action Plan — Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste · checked 2026-11-03
- Important Bird Areas in Timor-Leste: Site Account TL15 Mount Curi / Gunung Curi — BirdLife International / Timor-Leste IBA programme, hosted by Timor-Leste tourism portal · checked 2026-11-03
Safety & conditions
The broader Mount Curi IBA site account documents steep hillsides and recurrent burning. Treat this as planning context and verify current conditions with a competent authority; no current closure, trail condition or permission is asserted.
Sources and scope
Mount curi Important Bird Area site scale planning context.
- Important Bird Areas in Timor-Leste: Site Account TL15 Mount Curi / Gunung Curi — BirdLife International / Timor-Leste IBA programme, hosted by Timor-Leste tourism portal · checked 2026-11-03