Lospalos (sometimes erroneously written as Los Palos, assuming a nonexistent Spanish etymology) is a city in Timor-Leste, 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 Municipality and the Lospalos Administrative Post. The subdistrict has a population of 25,417 (2004).
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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, 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 Timor-Leste, is Lospalos.
Lospalos is the hometown of King Cipriano Monteiro da Costa "Ratu-Mimiraka", the King of the Souro Tribes of Watchumura Rato clan. He was a leader with a strong and firm character. During the Portuguese colonial period, King Cipriano was chosen as the representative of all the kings of Lautém in the decision to make Lospalos the capital of the Lautém municipality. The decision to select Lospalos as the capital was influenced by his belief that "water truly flows from the mountains to the sea, rather than from the sea to the mountains," meaning that water, a vital resource for human survival, should be sourced from the highlands.
From the Wikipedia article Lospalos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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