Luwuk (Sulawesi)

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Luwuk
Luwuk (Sulawesi)
Luwuk
Luwuk
Coordinates 0 ° 57 ′  S , 122 ° 47 ′  E Coordinates: 0 ° 57 ′  S , 122 ° 47 ′  E
Basic data
Country Indonesia

Geographical unit

Sulawesi
province Sulawesi Tengah
view on the city
view on the city

Luwuk is the capital of the Indonesian administrative district Banggai ( Central Sulawesi Province ).

geography

Seat of the district government

Luwak is located on the east coast of the island of Sulawesi , on the Seram Sea . Administratively, the city is divided into the two Desa Lumpoknyo and Tontouan and the eight Kelurahan Baru , Bungin , Bungin Timur , Karaton , Keleke , Luwuk , Mangkio Baru and Soho .

fauna

In the port of Luwuk there is a small population of Banggai cardinalfish that arose from animals that have fled fishing stations.

history

On May 4, 2000, the region around Luwuk was hit by an earthquake. It had a strength M w  7.6 on the moment magnitude scale. 46 people were killed as a result.

Infrastructure

Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport is located near the city .

Web links

Commons : Luwuk  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Joachim Freshness: Quo Vadis Kauderni , in Der MeerwasserAquarianer 3/2003, Rüdiger Latka Verlag, ISSN  1432-1505
  2. ^ CITES Fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties. The Hague (Netherlands), 3–15, June 2007. Consideration of Proposals for Amendment of Appendices I and II online (PDF; 127 kB)