Lospalos

Lospalos
City
Lospalos
Coordinates: 8°31′20″S 126°59′51″E / 8.52222°S 126.99750°ECoordinates: 8°31′20″S 126°59′51″E / 8.52222°S 126.99750°E
Country	East Timor
District	Lautém
Area
• Total	623.93 km^2 (240.90 sq mi)
Elevation	346 m (1,135 ft)
Population (2015 census)
• Total	12,665
• Density	20/km^2 (53/sq mi)
Climate	Aw

Subdistrict of Lospalos

Sacred house in Lospalos

Lospalos (sometimes mistakenly written Los Palos) is a city in East Timor, 248 kilometres (154 mi) to the east of Dili, the national capital. Lospalos has a population of 17,186 (2006) and is the capital of Lautém District and the Lospalos Subdistrict. The subdistrict has a population of 25,417 (2004).

Internationally, the city is incorrectly called Los Palos, suggesting that its name is of Spanish origin. In fact, it is derived from Lohoasupala, its name in Fataluku, the local Papuan language, although nowadays Fataluku speakers use the name Lospala. The correct name 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.

External links

• Photos of Lospalos