Official Name: | Luhu |
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: | mid 2023 estimate |
Population Total: | 26184 |
Timezone: | WITA |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coordinates: | -3.4572°N 127.9536°W |
Luhu is a small town on the southwestern coast of the Indonesian 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]