West Aceh Regency
West Aceh Regency
Kabupaten Aceh Barat | |
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UTC+7 (IWST) | |
Area code | (+62) 655 |
Website | acehbaratkab.go.id |
West Aceh Regency (
The town of Meulaboh remains the seat of the regency government (notwithstanding incorrect reports that on 8 July 2013 it was separated out as an independent city). The regency is a palm oil-producing area.[4] Some of the people of the regency are Minangkabau-descended Aneuk Jamee.[5]
The regency was among the hardest-hit areas during the
The regency is bordered by the regencies of Aceh Jaya to the west, Pidie to the north, Central Aceh to the northeast, and Nagan Raya to the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean to the southwest.
Administrative districts
The regency was divided administratively into twelve districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages (gampong) in each district, and its post code.
Kode Wilayah |
Name of District (kecamatan) |
Area in km2 |
Pop'n Census 2010 |
Pop'n Census 2020 |
Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 |
Admin centre |
No. of villages |
Post code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11.05.01 | Johan Pahlawan | 44.91 | 56,050 | 64,646 | 67,148 | Meulaboh | 21 | 23617 & 23618 |
11.05.05 | Samatiga | 140.69 | 13,322 | 15,656 | 16,163 | Suak Timah | 32 | 23650 |
11.05.06 | Bubon | 129.58 | 6,545 | 6,817 | 6,924 | Banda Layung | 17 | 23651 |
11.05.07 | Arongan Lambalek | 130.06 | 10,609 | 11,871 | 12,163 | Drien Rampak | 27 | 23652 |
11.05.04 | Woyla | 249.04 | 12,073 | 13,576 | 13,937 | Kuala Bhee | 43 | 23654 |
11.05.10 | Woyla Barat (West Woyla) |
123.00 | 6,858 | 7,837 | 8,048 | Pasi Mali | 24 | 23682 |
11.05.11 | Woyla Timur (East Woyla) |
132.60 | 4,138 | 5,144 | 5,320 | Tangkeh | 26 | 23683 |
11.05.02 | Kaway XVI | 510.18 | 18,753 | 21,216 | 21,797 | Keudee Aron | 44 | 23681 |
11.05.09 | Meureubo | 112.87 | 26,510 | 30,066 | 31,081 | Meureubo | 26 | 23615 |
11.05.08 | Pantai Ceuremen | 490.25 | 9,635 | 11,133 | 11,432 | Pante Ceureumen | 25 | 23680 |
11.05.12 | Panton Reu | 83.04 | 5,671 | 6,586 | 6,766 | Meutulang | 19 | 23684 |
11.05.03 | Sungai Mas | 781.73 | 3,394 | 4,188 | 4,329 | Kajeung | 18 | 23685 |
Totals | 2,927.95 | 173,558 | 198,736 | 205,108 | Meulaboh | 322 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Aceh Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1105)
- ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Indonesia. Departemen Penerangan; Japenpa Foreign Languages Publishing Institute (1975). Indonesia handbook. Dept. of Information, Republic of Indonesia. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-415-37239-8. Archivedfrom the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2010.