Southeast Aceh Regency () is a

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in the

Aceh Aceh ( , ; , Jawi script, Jawoë: ; Van Ophuijsen Spelling System, Old Spelling: ''Atjeh'') is the westernmost Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the northern end of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capit ...

province of

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. It is located on the island of

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. In 1974, the Southeast Aceh Regency was created by being separated from the

Central Aceh Regency Central Aceh Regency () is a regency in Aceh province of Indonesia. It is located on Sumatra island. Formerly this regency covered a much larger area; on 4 June 1974, the Southeast Aceh Regency was separated from the Central Aceh Regency, and on ...

; however in 2002 the northern part of this regency was itself split away to form the new

Gayo Lues Regency Gayo Lues Regency () is a regency in the Aceh Special Region of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency was created on 10 April 2002 under Statute UU 4/2002 from the northern part of Aceh Tenggara ( Southeast Aceh Regency). ...

. The regency now covers an area of 4,242.04 square kilometres and had a population of 179,010 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 220,860 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 229,368.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1102) The seat of the regency government is at the town of Kutacane (which forms Babussalam district). The main commodities produced in the regency are

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, cacao, coconut, coffee, nutmeg, walnut, and pachouli oil The main rivers are the Alas River and the Butan River. It contains the Leuser Ecosystem.

The Non-Alas People

The original inhabitants of this regency are the Alas people. They use the Alas language and live under the customs (adat) of those people. However, the population of the Southeast Aceh Regency has become very diverse due to migration from other regencies of Aceh and beyond. Although this Regency is part of Aceh province, the Aceh people (an eastern coastal grouping) do not dominate this place. Here are some other peoples other than Alas inhabiting the regency: * The Gayo people, the majority of whom live in Bambel village. * The Bataks (Karo, Mandailing, Toba, Nias) in Lawe Sigala-gala, Semadam, and Babussalam Districts. * The Javanese ( Javanese and Sundanese people) in Badar District. *

Minangkabau people Minangkabau people (; ; ) are an Austronesian people, Austronesian ethnic group native to the Minangkabau Highlands of West Sumatra, Western Sumatra region on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The Minangkabau's West Sumatera homelands was th ...

in Babussalam District (in the town of Kutacane). * Singkil people in Bambel District. *

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, mainly in Babussalam District (in the town of Kutacane). There are other smaller ethnic groups that are still new to the Regency and do not constitute a majority population elsewhere, such as Palembang Malay people.

Administrative borders

The regency is bordered by the following regencies:

Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into sixteen

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(''kecamatan''), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1102) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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(''gampong'') in each district, and its post codes.

Regents

References

Regencies of Aceh States and territories established in 1974 {{Aceh-geo-stub Singkil basin

The Non-Alas People

Administrative borders

Administrative districts

Regents

See also

References