Official Name: | Bula |
Settlement Type: | Kecamatan and town |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Seram |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Seram Island |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Maluku |
Subdivision Type2: | Regency |
Subdivision Name2: | East Seram |
Population As Of: | mid 2023 |
Population Total: | 26,695 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Timezone: | WITA |
Utc Offset: | +9 |
Coordinates: | -3.1031°N 130.4911°W |
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 26,695 at mid 2023;[3] within the district, the town of Bula had 12,890 inhabitants as at mid 2022.[4] In the vicinity are the Bula Fields, with notable oil reserves, which were established in 1919.[5] [6] A number of people in the district speak the indigenous Masiwang language.[7]