South Aceh Regency

South Aceh Regency
اچيه سلتن
Regency
Country Indonesia
Special region Aceh
Regency 1956
Capital Tapaktuan
Area
  Total 3,841.60 km2 (1,483.25 sq mi)
Population (2014)
  Total 212,929
  Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Area code(s) +62 656
Website http://www.acehselatan.go.id/

South Aceh Regency is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the Aceh special region of Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 3,841.60 square kilometres and according to the 2010 census had a population of 202,251 people; the latest official estimate (as at 2014) is 212,929.[1] The seat of the regency government is at Tapaktuan.Some of the people of the regency are Minangkabau-descended Aneuk Jamee.[2]

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into sixteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[3]

See also

References

  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. Davies, Matthew N. (2006). Indonesia's war over Aceh: last stand on Mecca's porch. Taylor & Francis. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-0-415-37239-8. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

Coordinates: 3°08′N 97°27′E / 3.133°N 97.450°E / 3.133; 97.450

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