Southeast Aceh Regency

Southeast Aceh Regency
(Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara)
Regency
Country Indonesia
Special region Aceh
Regency 1974
Capital Kutacane
Area
 • Total 4,231.43 km2 (1,633.76 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 188,461
 • Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Website http://acehtenggarakab.go.id/

Southeast Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara) is a regency in the Aceh special region of Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 4,231.41 square kilometres and according to the 2010 census had a population of 179,010 people; the latest official estimate (as at 2014) is 188,461.[1] The seat of the regency government is at Kutacane.In 1969, the Southeast Aceh Regency was separated from the Central Aceh Regency;[2] however in 2002 the northern part of this regency was itself split away to form the new Gayo Lues Regency. The main commodities produced in the regency are palm oil, cacao, coconut, coffee, nutmeg, walnut, and pachouli oil [3] The main rivers are the Alas River and the Butan River. It contains the Leuser Ecosystem.

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into sixteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ↑ Iwabuchi, Akifumi (1994). The people of the Alas Valley: a study of an ethnic group of Northern Sumatra. Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-827902-0. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Aceh Tenggara" (PDF). Aceh Investment and Promotion Board. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  4. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

Coordinates: 3°22′N 97°41′E / 3.367°N 97.683°E / 3.367; 97.683

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