Luro Administrative Post
Luro | |
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Rice terraces and water buffalo near Luro | |
Official map | |
| Coordinates: 8°33′S 126°50′E / 8.550°S 126.833°E | |
| Country | East Timor |
| Municipality | Lautém |
| Seat | Upper Luro |
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| Area | |
• Total | 125.4 km2 (48.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 7,124 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Households (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 1,314 |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (TLT) |
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Luro, officially Luro Administrative Post (Portuguese: Posto Administrativo de Luro, Tetum: Postu administrativu Luru), is an administrative post (and was formerly a subdistrict) in Lautém municipality, Timor-Leste; Luro is also the name of two of its towns (Upper and Lower Luro).
The main river of the administrative post is the Adafuro, running between Wairoque and Cotamutu and through Afabubu. Principal crops grown in the subdistrict include corn, rice, coconuts, cassava and other vegetables.