Bireuën or Bireun is an Indonesian town, the seat of the

Bireuën Regency Bireuën Regency () is a regency of Aceh, the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra, and was created on 4 October 1999 from the former western districts of North Aceh Regency. The capital is the town of Bireu� ...

government 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 ...

Special Territory 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. ...

. Bireuen is located at . The town (officially called Kota Juang District) covers an area of 16.91 km², and it had a population of 44,604 at the 2010 Census and 47,670 at the 2020 Census; the official mid-2022 population estimate was 47,983.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 20-23.

History

Bireuën was once the capital of the

Republic of Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

in its war of independence. It served as the capital for 1 week.

Geography

Bireuën is located in the province of Aceh, a semi-autonomous region in the northern half of

island. Its location is surrounded by hills which makes it easy to defend.

Climate

Bireuen has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...

(Af) with moderate rainfall from February to September and heavy rainfall from October to January.

References

Populated places in Aceh Regency seats of Aceh Peusangan basin {{Aceh-geo-stub