Subulussalam (
Jawoë: سبل السلام) is a
city
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in the south of
Aceh province of
Indonesia
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.
It is located inland on the island of
Sumatra. On 2 January 2007, the provincial government of Aceh declared Subulussalam to be an independent ''
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
'' as a result of the administration being separated from that of
Aceh Singkil Regency
Aceh Singkil Regency ( id, Kabupaten Aceh Singkil) is a regency in the Aceh province of Indonesia. It is situated largely on the island of Sumatra, but also includes the offshore Banyak Islands, the largest of which is Tuangku (Great Banyak), wit ...
. of which it was formerly a part.
It is located at .
It covers an area of 1,391 km
2, and it had a population of 67,446 at the 2010 Census and of 90,751 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 92,671. As a result, Subulussalam is the most sparsely-populated city in Indonesia, with density of only 67 people.
Administrative Districts
Subulussalam city consists of five
districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates for mid 2021.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its postal codes.
Climate
Subulussalam has a
tropical rainforest climate
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(Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
See also
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List of regencies and cities of Indonesia
Regency (Indonesia), Regencies (''kabupaten'') and City status in Indonesia#Kota, cities (''kota'') are the second-level subdivisions of Indonesia, administrative subdivision in Indonesia, immediately below the Provinces of Indonesia, provinces, ...
References
Cities in Aceh
Populated places in Aceh
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