# Lospalos, Lautém Municipality – Sucos, Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lospalos/

Administrative post · Lautém Municipality 

# Lospalos

Lospalos is an administrative post of Timor-Leste in Lautém Municipality. It covers **621.3 km²**. Its main town is Lospalos. It is divided into 10 sucos. 93 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 34 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 621km²
- 10sucos
- 34mapped services

## Where is Lospalos?

Lospalos lies in [Lautém Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/), [Timor-Leste](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/). It borders 3 other administrative posts: [Iliomar](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/iliomar/), [Lautém](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lautem/) and [Tutuala](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/tutuala/). By area it is the largest of 65 administrative posts in Timor-Leste. It covers 34.4% of [Lautém Municipality](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/). The centre of Lospalos is about 158 km in a straight line from Dili, the capital. The centre point is at -8.5405° N, 127.0079° E.

Source: [WHO via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tls).

## Sucos of Lospalos

Suco Area km² Localities Services 

[Bauro](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lospalos/bauro/) 99 7 0 

[Cacavem](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lospalos/cacavem/) 50 7 0 

[Fuiloro](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lospalos/fuiloro/) 104 28 33 

[Home](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lospalos/home/) 37 7 0 

[Leuro](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lospalos/leuro/) 22 8 0 

[Lore I](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lospalos/lore-i/) 133 14 0 

[Lore II](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lospalos/lore-ii/) 24 1 0 

[Muapitine](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lospalos/muapitine/) 76 8 0 

[Raça](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lospalos/raca/) 33 4 1 

[Souro](https://wherepedia.org/timor-leste/lautem/lospalos/souro/) 43 12 0 

Source: [WHO via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-tls); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

## Villages and localities in Lospalos

Open gazetteers list **93 villages, towns and localities** in Lospalos. The largest with a recorded population: Lospalos (17,186). Settlements here lie between about 13 m and 505 m above sea level (median 392 m).

- Assalaino
- Bauro
- Cacavei
- Cacaven
- Cacaven Lama
- Caino
- Cemiterio
- Chai
- Chaiuacha Baru
- Chaiuacha Lama
- Charano
- Chauluturo
- Chenuloro
- Chomoco
- Choquiro
- Comilara
- Foema
- Fuiloro
- Haitupuca
- Harolata
- Home
- Horooto
- Ilicoa
- Ililapa
- Iralafai
- Irara
- Kampungcina
- Kampungpeternakan
- Kartini
- Kartini 1
- Kartini 2
- Laiara
- Larinacha
- Laucepo Baru
- Laucepo Lama
- Lauro
- Lereloho
- Leuro
- Leuro Lama
- Lilapuho
- Lopohoho
- Lopoloho
- Lore
- Lore 1
- Lore I
- Lore II
- Lori
- Los Palos
- Lospalos
- Luarai
- Luturula
- Maluro
- Mauloho
- Maurotubuka
- Motolari
- Mua Pitine
- Muapiltine
- Muapitine
- Nairete
- Naitele
- Nanacuro
- Natura
- Nualata
- Ochochau
- Omucano
- Paio
- Paitalo
- Pehefito
- Poguinigue
- Puaperchula
- Puaperehula
- Puileti
- Raca
- Reissoro
- Savarica
- Sawarika
- Sentral
- Sepelata
- Setiara
- Sidodadi
- Silvícola
- Somoco
- Soro Kecil
- Sorolua
- Soronaureci
- Souro
- Titilari
- Trisula
- Unafo
- Vailana
- Vailoro
- Vatalara
- Vaurotubuka

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Lospalos

Named natural and historic features inside Lospalos, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

7 rivers and streams.

- Sungai Lapalapa
- Sungai Lore
- Sungai Lori
- Sungai Malailada
- Sungai Maluro
- Sungai Sissicau
- Sungai Urunami

### Hills and mountains

12 hills; 10 mountains.

- Gunung Peresoro · 529 m
- Gunung Leco · 503 m
- Gunung Leretsailuturo · 496 m
- Gunung Puco · 487 m
- Gunung Ulorapa · 421 m
- Gunung Tchiributua · 403 m
- Gunung Boasori · 389 m
- Gunung Supatira · 380 m
- Gunung Patchiqueno · 347 m
- Gunung Notsaruno · 343 m
- Gunung Apaporo · 300 m
- Gunung Puilipalo · 297 m
- Gunung Tafito · 297 m
- Gunung Caraho · 287 m
- Gunung Venahi · 287 m
- Gunung Loiaco · 281 m
- Gunung Tcheitomato · 273 m
- Gunung Utchomanolaliro · 224 m
- Gunung Soroapa · 211 m
- Gunung Laquiro · 204 m
- Gunung Tchurocarara · 161 m
- Gunung Pehe · 123 m

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Lospalos and the best time to visit

In Lospalos, the warmest month is Nov (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jul (25 °C). About 851 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (203 mm) and the driest Aug (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to September**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 28 203 

Feb 28 162 

Mar 28 117 

Apr 28 63 

May 27 51 

Jun 26 29 

Jul 25 13 

Aug 26 5 

Sep 27 5 

Oct 28 10 

Nov 29 46 

Dec 29 145 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Lospalos

Places mapped inside Lospalos in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.

- Banks1
- Petrol pumps3
- Hotels10
- Schools13
- Restaurants6
- Police stations1

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers

- Where is Lospalos?In Lautém Municipality, Timor-Leste
- What borders Lospalos?Iliomar, Lautém and Tutuala
- How many villages are in Lospalos?93 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Lospalos?Settlements lie between 13 m and 505 m
- What is the highest point in Lospalos?Gunung Peresoro (529 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Lospalos?March to September
- How many banks are in Lospalos?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Lospalos?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Lospalos?TL0901 (OCHA common operational dataset)
