Simeulue Barat (''West Simeulue'') is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of the
Simeulue Regency
Simeulue Regency () is a regency in the Aceh special region of Indonesia. It occupies the whole island of Simeulue (Pulau Simeulue), 150 km off the west coast of Sumatra, which with its many small offshore islands covers a land area of . It ...
on
Simeulue
Simeulue is an island of Indonesia, off the west coast of Sumatra. It covers an area of 1,754 square kilometre (677 square miles), including minor offshore islands. It had a population of 80,674 at the 2010 census and 92,865 at the 2020 census ...
in the
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, ...
n province of
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 ...
. At the 2010 Census it had a total population of 10,024 people,
[Biso Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] which by mid 2023 had grown to an officially estimate total of 12,302.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Simeulue Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1109)]
References
Districts of Aceh
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