Piru | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Piru Location in Seram Island | |
| Coordinates: 3°4′52″S 128°8′28″E / 3.08111°S 128.14111°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Maluku |
| Regency | West Seram |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 16,368 |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (WITA) |
Piru is a small town and capital of the West Seram Regency on the southwestern coast of the Indonesian island of Seram.[2] At the 2020 Census, it had 16,336 inhabitants,[3] increasing to 16,368 at the mid 2022 official estimate.
On 21–22 August 1999 there was violent conflict in the area and other settlements such as Ariate, Loki, Laala and Wailissa, which resulted in 12 deaths in total on the island.[4]
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- ^ "Seram Island (map)". Indonesiatravelingguide.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific. BBC Monitoring. 1999.