East Aceh Regency

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East Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Timur) is a regency in eastern Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. This regency is rich in petroleum other than North Aceh and Aceh Tamiang regencies. This regency is also base for Gerakan Aceh Merdeka before Military Emergency in May 2003. Before Military Emergency, this regency is a black region, mainly in Peureulak and its environ.

Although being unstable yet, the condition of East Aceh begins recovered.

[edit] Border

• north: Malacca Strait
• east: Malacca Strait
• south: Langsa
• west: North Aceh Regency

[edit] Subdistricts

East Aceh Regency is divided into 21 subdistricts:

1. Banda Alam
2. Birem Bayeun
3. Darul Aman
4. Idi Rayeuk
5. Idi Tunong
6. Indra Makmur
7. Julok
8. Madat
9. Nurussalam
10. Pante Bidari
11. Peudawa
12. Peureulak
13. West Peureulak
14. East Peureulak
15. Rantau Selamat
16. Ranto Peureulak
17. Serbajadi
18. Simpang Jernih
19. Simpang Ulim
20. Sungai Raya
21. Darul Iksan

Since 2000, East Aceh has been divided to distribute development.

• City of Langsa, and
• Aceh Tamiang Regency including 8 subdistricts.

[edit] Demographics

The inhabitant of East Aceh comprises various tribes, predominantly Acehnese, followed by Gayo concentrated in Serbajadi and Gayo Lues Regency. Melayu Tamiang may also be found in Aceh Tamiang, also Javanese in transmigrational region.

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