Luhu, Indonesia

Luhu
Town
Luhu Location in Seram Island
Coordinates: 3°27′26″S127°57′13″E / 3.45722°S 127.95361°E / -3.45722; 127.95361
Country	Indonesia
Province	Maluku
Regency	West Seram
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	26,184
Time zone	UTC+8 (WITA)

Luhu is a small town on the southwestern coast of the island of Seram. ^[1] It lies near the end of the Hoamoal Peninsula, between Kulur and Urieng on the tip. Luhu is noted for its Makassan traders, exporting cloves from the port. ^[2] The clove industry took off in the first half of the 17th century, at the time when Luhu was a vassal of Tidore. ^[3] The Dutch secured a military post at Luhu. ^[4] The Luhu language is spoken in the vicinity. ^[5]

References

1. "Seram Island (map)". Indonesiatravelingguide.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
2. Ellen, R. F. (January 2003). On the Edge of the Banda Zone: Past and Present in the Social Organization of a Moluccan Trading Network. University of Hawaii Press. p. 89. ISBN   978-0-8248-2676-5.
3. Reuter, Thomas (1 January 2006). Sharing the Earth, Dividing the Land: Land and Territory in the Austronesian World. ANU E Press. p. 159. ISBN   978-1-920942-70-0.
4. Widjojo, Muridan (10 December 2008). The Revolt of Prince Nuku: Cross-cultural Alliance-making in Maluku, c.1780-1810. BRILL. p. 157. ISBN   978-90-474-2533-5.
5. Frawley, William J. (2003). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Oxford University Press. p. 298. ISBN   978-0-19-513977-8.