Kulur, Indonesia Explained

Official Name:Kulur
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Seram
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Seram Island
Pushpin Map1:Indonesia Maluku
Pushpin Label Position1:right
Pushpin Map Caption1:Location in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Maluku
Subdivision Type2:Regency
Subdivision Name2:West Seram
Population As Of:2010
Timezone:WITA
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:-3.3917°N 127.9806°W

Kulur is a small town on the southwestern coast of the Indonesian island of Seram. It is believed that the people of Kulur moved from Saparua to Piru Bay during the Dutch rule of the 17th century to avoid having to change religion, and returned at the time of the Pattimura rebellion in 1817. Many locals today still speak the Saparua language, particularly a dialect known as Iha-Kulur.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Workpapers in Indonesian Languages and Culture. 1989. Summer Institute of Linguistics. 9, 40.
  2. Book: Collins, James T.. Pacific Linguistics: Special publications. 1983. Australian National University. 103.