Lospalos

Coordinates: 8°31′20″S 126°59′51″E / 8.52222°S 126.99750°E / -8.52222; 126.99750
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Lospalos
City
Lautém
Administrative postLospalos
Area
 • Total623.93 km2 (240.90 sq mi)
Elevation
346 m (1,135 ft)
Population
 (2015 census)
 • Total12,665
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (TLT)
ClimateAw
Suco of Fuiloro with the city of Lospalos

Lospalos — sometimes erroneously written as Los Palos, assuming a nonexistent Spanish etymology — 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 Municipality and the Lospalos Administrative Post. The subdistrict has a population of 25,417 (2004).

Internationally, "Lospalos" is mistakenly spelled as Los Palos, suggesting a

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

.

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.

Climate data for Lospalos
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29.2
(84.6)
29.0
(84.2)
29.4
(84.9)
29.3
(84.7)
28.3
(82.9)
27.5
(81.5)
27.3
(81.1)
27.9
(82.2)
29.5
(85.1)
30.9
(87.6)
31.2
(88.2)
30.4
(86.7)
29.2
(84.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.8
(78.4)
25.6
(78.1)
25.6
(78.1)
25.3
(77.5)
24.4
(75.9)
23.6
(74.5)
23.1
(73.6)
23.2
(73.8)
24.3
(75.7)
25.4
(77.7)
26.4
(79.5)
26.3
(79.3)
24.9
(76.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)
22.2
(72.0)
21.8
(71.2)
21.4
(70.5)
20.6
(69.1)
19.7
(67.5)
19.0
(66.2)
18.6
(65.5)
19.1
(66.4)
19.9
(67.8)
21.7
(71.1)
22.3
(72.1)
20.7
(69.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 216
(8.5)
214
(8.4)
220
(8.7)
234
(9.2)
283
(11.1)
186
(7.3)
89
(3.5)
21
(0.8)
7
(0.3)
19
(0.7)
81
(3.2)
209
(8.2)
1,779
(69.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[1]

Sport

Football


References

  1. ^ "Climate: Lospalos". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

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