Lospalos — sometimes erroneously written as ''Los Palos'', assuming a nonexistent Spanish etymology — is a city in
East Timor
East Timor (), also known as Timor-Leste (), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the exclave of Oecusse on the island's north-weste ...
, to the east of
Dili
Dili (Portuguese/Tetum: ''Díli'') is the capital, largest city of East Timor and the second largest city in Timor islands after Kupang (Indonesia). It lies on the northern coast of the island of Timor, in a small area of flat land hemmed in ...
, the national capital. Lospalos has a population of 17,186 (2006) and is the capital of
Lautém Municipality
Lautém ( pt, Município Lautém, ) is one of the municipalities (formerly districts) of East Timor, at the eastern end of the country. It has a population of 64,135 (census 2010) and an area of 1,813 km². Its capital is Lospalos, whic ...
and the
Lospalos Administrative Post. The subdistrict has a population of 25,417 (2004).
Internationally, "Lospalos" is mistakenly spelled as ''Los Palos'', suggesting a
Spanish
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origin of the name. In fact, it is derived from ''Lohoasupala'', the name in
Fataluku
Fataluku (also known as Dagaga, Dagoda', Dagada) is a Papuan language spoken by approximately 37,000 people of Fataluku ethnicity in the eastern areas of East Timor, especially around Lospalos. It is a member of the Timor-Alor-Pantar language fa ...
, the local
Papuan language
The Papuan languages are the non- Austronesian and non-Australian languages spoken on the western Pacific island of New Guinea in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, as well as neighbouring islands, by around 4 million people. It is a strictly geogra ...
, although nowadays Fataluku speakers use the name ''Lospala''. The preferred spelling in
English
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, as well as
Tetum
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, states= Indonesia East Timor
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, speakers2=50,000 L2-speakers in Indonesia and East Timor
, familycolor=Austronesian
, fam2=Malayo-Polynesian
, fam3= Central–East ...
and
Portuguese
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, the official languages of East Timor, is ''Lospalos''.
Lospalos is the birth city of the co-founder and president of the party
APODETI
The Timorese Popular Democratic Association ( pt, Associação Popular Democrática Timorense, APODETI; id, Asosiasi Demokratik Rakyat Timor) was a political party in East Timor established in 1974, which advocated for integration into Indonesia. ...
,
Frederico Almeida Santos Costa.
Climate
Lospalos has a
tropical savanna climate
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(
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* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
''Aw'') with a dry season from August to October and a wet season covering the remaining nine months.
Sport
Football
*
FC Beltratez Lospalos
References
External links
Photos of Lospalos
Populated places in East Timor
Lautém Municipality
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