Betano is a village and suco in the southwest of Manufahi District, East Timor.

It supplies the South coast of the country with electricity.

[1][2] Betano was a traditional Timorese kingdom in former times.

The Kingdom of We Hale with their mighty King Nai Loro Tiris HMAS Voyager became grounded at the bay at Betano after offloading the 2/4th Independent Company on 25 September 1942.

On 1 December 1942, HMAS Armidale was sunk by 13 Japanese aircraft, while attempting to evacuate Australian and Dutch soldiers and deliver a relief contingent.