Hila, Ambon


Hila is a village on Ambon Island in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia where Fort Amsterdam is located. The area is largely agricultural and includes areas of coconut, sago palm, vegetable gardens, beans, cassava, groundnuts, tea, nutmeg, and clove. Sago and fish are staple foods along with imported rice. As of 1984 the population was approximately 4,200.