Pidie Regency

Pidie Regency
—  Regency  —
Country Indonesia
Province Aceh
Regency 1956
Capital Sigli
Government
 • Bupati
Area
 • Total 4,160 km2 (1,606.2 sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Website http://www.pidie.go.id/

Pidie Regency is bordered with Malacca Strait in the north, Aceh Besar in the west, Bireuen Regency in the east, and Aceh Jaya Regency in the south. The regency covers an area of 4160 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 479,411 people, although current estimates are far higher.[1]As of 1977, Pidie was the largest rice producing area of Aceh province, producing some 20% of its total output.[2]

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into 23 subdistricts (kecamatan):

References

  1. ^ Seta,William J. Atlas Lengkap Indonesia dan Dunia (untuk SD, SMP, SMU, dan Umum). Pustaka Widyatama. p. 7. ISBN 9796102323. http://books.google.com/?id=78fAkdUsAiQC&pg=PP9&lpg=PP9&dq=Aceh+Besar+225948#v=onepage&q&f=false. 
  2. ^ The second five-year development plan, 1974/75-1978/79. Dept. of Information, Republic of Indonesia. 1977. p. 29. http://books.google.com/books?id=UAI3AAAAIAAJ. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 
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