Lospalos

Lospalos — sometimes erroneously written as Los Palos, assuming a nonexistent Spanish etymology — is a city in East Timor, 248 kilometres to the east of Dili, the national capital. Lospalos has a population of 17,186 and is the capital of Lautém Municipality and the Lospalos Administrative Post. The subdistrict has a population of 25,417.

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 East Timor, is Lospalos.