East Aceh Regency () is a

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in eastern

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 Indonesia. It is located on the island of

Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...

. The regency covers an area of 6,040.6 square kilometres and had a population of 360,475 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 422,401 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 449,796 - comprising 226,316 males and 223,430 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Aceh Timur Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1103) The regency capital is the town of Idi Rayeuk. The regency borders the

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to the north-east, the city of

Langsa Langsa ( Indonesian: ''Kota Langsa'', Jawi: ), is a city in Aceh, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. Apart from a small seacoast to the northeast, it borders Manyak Payed District of Aceh Tamiang Regency to the east and is otherw ...

and

Aceh Tamiang Regency Aceh Tamiang Regency () is a regency in the east of Aceh province of Indonesia, bordering on North Sumatra Province to the east. It is located on the island of Sumatra, and was formed on 10 April 2002 from what were previously the southeastern d ...

to the south-east,

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). ...

to the south, and

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 ...

Bener Meriah Regency Bener Meriah Regency () is a regency in Aceh Special Region, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory ...

and

North Aceh Regency North Aceh Regency () is a List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, regency in Indonesia's Aceh Province - which was formerly called the Aceh special territory (''Daerah Istimewa Aceh'') in 1959–2001), and then ''Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam'' in ...

to the west.

Economy

This regency is rich in

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, more so than the North Aceh and Aceh Tamiang regencies. Fishing employs many people in the regency but little of it is exported; people depend on it for food. The main fishing centre in the regency is in Idl. The regency also has several food-plant based industries producing tofu,

tempeh Tempe or tempeh (; , ) is a traditional Indonesian food made from fermented soybeans. It is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans into a cake form. A fungus, '' Rhizopus oligosporus'' or '' Rhizopu ...

and sun-dried banana chips. Some areas are under plantation exploitation for palm oil and rubber, although there is only one state-owned company (TPN I) operating in the area. Plantations also produce cacao and chocolate and in the Lokop area iron ore and lead is mined.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-four

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(''kecamatan''), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 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 Timur Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1103) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (''gampong'') in each district, and its postal code.

References

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