Bula, Indonesia

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Bula
Kecamatan and town
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Bula
Location in Seram Island
Coordinates: 3°6′11″S130°29′28″E / 3.10306°S 130.49111°E / -3.10306; 130.49111 Coordinates: 3°6′11″S130°29′28″E / 3.10306°S 130.49111°E / -3.10306; 130.49111
Country Indonesia
Province Maluku
Regency East Seram
Population
 (2014) [1]
  Total15,812
Time zone UTC+9 (WITA)

Bula is a small town and kecamatan on the northeastern coast of the Indonesian island of Seram. [2] It is the capital of the East Seram Regency. According to the 2010 census, the district had a population of 24,037 people, but it has subsequently been split into three separate districts, with the reduced Bula district having a population of 15,812 at 2014. [3] In the vicinity are the Bula Fields, with notable oil reserves, which were established in 1919. [4] [5] A number of people in the district speak the Masiwang language. [6]

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