West Aceh Regency

West Aceh Regency
—  Regency  —
Country Indonesia
Province Aceh
Regency 1956
Capital Meulaboh
Government
 • Bupati
Area
 • Total 2,927.95 km2 (1,130.5 sq mi)
Population (2000)
 • Total 251,227
 • Density 85.8/km2 (222.2/sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Website http://www.acehbaratkab.go.id/

West Aceh Regency is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the Aceh province of Indonesia. The regency currently covers an area of 2927.95 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 251,227 people.[1] The seat of the regency government is at Meulaboh. It is a palm oil producing area.[2] Some of the people of the regency are Minangkabau-descended Aneuk Jamee.[3]

The regency is among the hardest-hit areas during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

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. ^ Indonesia. Departemen Penerangan; Japenpa Foreign Languages Publishing Institute (1975). Indonesia handbook. Dept. of Information, Republic of Indonesia.. http://books.google.com/books?id=uKwuAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 
  3. ^ Davies, Matthew N. (2006). Indonesia's war over Aceh: last stand on Mecca's porch. Taylor & Francis. pp. 21–. ISBN 9780415372398. http://books.google.com/books?id=L1NriIf0C1oC&pg=PA21. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 
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