Southeast Aceh Regency

Southeast Aceh Regency
—  Regency  —
Country Indonesia
Province Aceh
Regency 1974
Capital Kutacane
Government
 • Bupati
Area
 • Total 4,231.41 km2 (1,633.8 sq mi)
Population (2000)
 • Total 105,653
 • Density 25/km2 (64.7/sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)

Southeast Aceh Regency is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the Aceh province of Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 4,231.41 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 105,653 people.[1] The seat of the regency government is at Kutacane.In 1969, the Southeast Aceh Regency was separated from the Central Aceh Regency.[2] Along with the Central Aceh Regency it is home to the Gayo people.[3] The main commodities produced in the regency are palm oil, cacao, coconut, coffee, nutmeg, walnut, and pachouli oil [4] The main rivers are the Alas River and the Butan River. It contains the Leuser Ecosystem.

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into subdistricts (kecamatan):

See also

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. ^ Iwabuchi, Akifumi (1994). The people of the Alas Valley: a study of an ethnic group of Northern Sumatra. Clarendon Press. ISBN 9780198279020. http://books.google.com/books?id=RTJwAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 
  3. ^ Library Information and Research Service (2004). The Middle East, abstracts and index. Northumberland Press. http://books.google.com/books?id=q5ptAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 
  4. ^ "Aceh Tenggara". Aceh Investment and Promotion Board. http://acehinvestment.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/leaflettenggara2xe.pdf. Retrieved December 24, 2010. 
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