Lospalos — sometimes erroneously written as ''Los Palos'', assuming a nonexistent Spanish etymology — is a city in East Timor, 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 and the

Lospalos Administrative Post Lospalos, officially Lospalos Administrative Post (, ), is an administrative post (and was formerly a subdistrict) in Lautém municipality, East Timor. Its seat or administrative centre is Fuiloro Fuiloro is a suco and village on the nor ...

. The subdistrict has a population of 25,417 (2004). Internationally, "Lospalos" is mistakenly spelled as ''Los Palos'', suggesting a Spanish 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, although nowadays Fataluku speakers use the name ''Lospala''. The preferred spelling in English, as well as Tetum and Portuguese, the official languages of East Timor, is ''Lospalos''. Lospalos is the birth city of the co-founder and president of the party APODETI,

Frederico Almeida Santos Costa Frederico is a given name. It is a form of Frederick, most commonly found in Portuguese. Literature * Frederico Barbosa, Brazilian poet * Frederico Ghisliero, Italian fencer and soldier who wrote his text Regole di molte cavagliereschi essercitii ...

Climate

Lospalos has a tropical savanna climate ( Köppen ''Aw'') with a dry season from August to October and a wet season covering the remaining nine months.

Sport

Football

FC Beltratez Lospalos FC Beltatrez or Futebol Clube Beltatrez is an amateur football club of East Timor based in Oxford, England. History The club was initially founded in Lospalos, within the Lautem District of Timor Leste in 2004. During this time the team played ...

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Photos of Lospalos
Populated places in East Timor Lautém Municipality {{EastTimor-geo-stub