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Aceh Besar Regency

Coordinates: 5°22′N 95°32′E / 5.367°N 95.533°E / 5.367; 95.533
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Great Aceh Regency
Kabupaten Aceh Besar
Regency
Regional transcription(s)
 • Acehneseاچيه بسر
From top left : Cut Nyak Dhien house, Indrapuri Old Mosque, Lhok Me Beach, Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport, Seulawah Agam, Lhok Mata Ie beach
Official seal of Great Aceh Regency
Seal
Motto(s): 
Putöh Ngon Meupakat, Kuwat Ngön Meuseuraya
Location within Aceh
Location within Aceh
Great Aceh Regency is located in Aceh
Great Aceh Regency
Great Aceh Regency
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Great Aceh Regency is located in Northern Sumatra
Great Aceh Regency
Great Aceh Regency
Great Aceh Regency (Northern Sumatra)
Great Aceh Regency is located in Sumatra
Great Aceh Regency
Great Aceh Regency
Great Aceh Regency (Sumatra)
Great Aceh Regency is located in Indonesia
Great Aceh Regency
Great Aceh Regency
Great Aceh Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°22′N 95°32′E / 5.367°N 95.533°E / 5.367; 95.533
Country Indonesia
RegionSumatra
Province Aceh
Established1956
Regency seatJantho
Government
 • RegentMawardi Ali
 • Vice RegentHusaini A. Wahab
Area
 • Total2,903.49 km2 (1,121.04 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2021 estimate)[1]
 • Total409,527
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
 [2]
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 651
Websiteacehbesarkab.go.id

Great Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Besar) is a regency of the Indonesian province of Aceh. The regency covers an area of 2,903.49 square kilometres and had a population of 351,418 at the 2010 Census[3] and 405,535 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 409,527.[5] The Regency is located at the northwest tip of Sumatra island and surrounds the provincial capital of Banda Aceh. It includes a number of islands off the northern tip of Sumatra, which comprise Pulo Aceh District within the regency. The seat of the Regency government is the town of Jantho.[6]

Economy

Aceh Besar Regency produces cloves, nutmeg and palm oil and rice, and also small quantities of maize, cassava, sweet potatoes and beans.[7]

Landmarks

Museums

Aceh Besar Regency contains several museums. The Museum dan Rumoh Aceh is the State Museum, located in Banda Aceh. The museum's main building is built in the style of a traditional Acehnese house. It was installed by Dutch Governor Van Swart in 1915.[8] Museum Ali Hasymi contains the personal collection of Ali Hasymi, a former governor of Aceh and artist and include books by the scholars of Acehnese past, ancient ceramics, the typical weapons of Aceh, souvenirs from all over the world, etc. Museum Cut Nyak Dhien was originally the home of the heroine Cut Nyak Dhien. The ancient Abee Tanoh Library, located at the foot of Mount Seulawa contains some important manuscripts.

Places of worship

Indra Puri Old Mosque is located about 20 km south of Medan. Indra Puri was a Hindu kingdom and it was a place of worship before Islam arrived. Later, Sultan Iskandar Muda introduced Islam to the public. After the people embraced Islam, the previous temple was converted into a mosque.[9] The mosque site covers an area of 33,875 m2, and is located approximately 150 metres from the edge of the Krueng Aceh River.

Fortress and tombs

Indra Patra Fortress is situated 19 km from Banda Aceh at Krueng Raya. According to history it was built under the Indra Puri Hindu kingdom, although some say that the fort was built during the Sultanate of Aceh Darussalam in an effort to resist the Portuguese. The fort had a very important function at the time of Sultan Iskandar Muda.[10]

The Tomb of Admiral Malahayati is located about 32 km from the city of Banda Aceh.

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-three districts (Indonesian: kecamatan), which comprise 604 villages (Indonesian: gampong). The areas of the districts and their populations at the 2010 Census[11] and the 2020 Census,[12] together with the official estimates as at mid 2021,[13] are listed below. These are grouped below into three sections for convenience, which have no administrative significance. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (gampong) in each district, and its post code.

Name Area
(in km2)		 Population
Census
2010		 Population
Census
2020		 Population
Estimate
mid 2021		 Population
Density
mid 2021		 Admin
centre		 No of
villages		 Post
code
Pulo Aceh (a) 90.56 3,796 4,463 4,513 49.8 Lampuyang 17 23991
Peukan Bada (b) 36.25 15,462 22,654 23,402 645.6 Peukan Bada 26 23351
Lhoknga 87.95 14,874 16,927 17,064 194.0 Lhoknga 28 23355
Leupung 169.15 2,553 3,392 3,471 20.5 Leupung 6 23353
Lhoong 149.03 9,093 9,860 9,893 66.4 Lhoong 28 23354
Total Western section 532.94 45,778 57,296 58,343 109.5 105
Kuta Cot Glie 332.25 12,388 14,075 14,186 42.7 Lampakuk 32 23364
Seulimeum 404.35 21,519 23,652 23,763 58.8 Seulimeum 47 23951
Kota Jantho
(Jantho town)		 592.50 8,443 9,440 9,500 16.0 Kota Jantho 13 23918
-23919
Lembah Seulawah
(Seulawah Valley)		 319.60 10,753 11,927 11,993 37.5 Lamtamot 12 23952
Total Southern section 1,648.70 53,103 59,094 59,442 36.1 104
Mesjid Raya 129.93 20,864 21,231 21,172 162.9 Krueng Raya 13 23381
Darussalam 38.43 22,633 22,834 22,751 592.0 Lambaro Angan 29 23374
Baitussalam 20.84 16,590 22,943 23,568 1,130.9 Lambada Lhok 13 23373
Kuta Baro 61.07 23,541 25,959 26,089 427.2 Peukan Ateuk 47 23372
Montasik 59.73 17,732 20,261 20,432 342.1 Montasik 39 23362
Blang Bintang 41.75 10,723 11,811 11,869 284.3 Cot Meuraja 26 23360
Indrapuri 197.04 19,975 22,372 22,518 114.3 Indrapuri 52 23363
Kuta Malaka 22.82 5,891 6,896 6,971 305.5 Samahani 15 23365
Suka Makmur 43.45 13,905 15,488 15,581 358.6 Sibreh 35 23361
Simpang Tiga 27.60 5,360 6,269 6,336 229.6 Krueng Mak 18 23375
Darul Kamal 23.05 6,766 8,472 8,620 374.0 Peukan Biluy 14 23350
Darul Imarah (c) 24.35 46,397 54,145 54,714 2,247.0 Lampeuneurut 32 23352
Ingin Jaya (c) 24.34 28,064 33,993 34,475 1,416.4 Lambaro 50 23371
Krueng Barona Jaya (c) 6.96 14,096 16,471 16,646 2,391.7 Cot Irie 12 23370
Total Eastern section 721.36 252,537 289,145 291,742 404.4 395

Notes: (a) comprises a group of islands off the north-western tip of Sumatra, of which the largest are Pulau Breuh, Pulau Nasi and Pulau Teunom.
(b) includes some smaller islands off the north-western tip of Sumatra but closer to the mainland than Pulo Aceh District - Pulau Bunta and Pulau Batee.
(c) comprises southern suburbs of Banda Aceh city, with 105,835 inhabitants in mid 2021.

Indra Patra Fortress in Ladong, Krueng Raya

Rusa Island

Rusa Island in Lhoong district was shaped like Rusa (deer) before the tsunami struck the island on 26 December 2004, but now that much of it has been washed away, the form of the island has changed and become smaller like a lamb embryo. The island is very important for marking Indonesia's boundaries due to its location as the most westerly island in Indonesia with Titik Dasar TD175 and Titik Referensi TR175 (Base Point TD175 and Reference Point TR175).[14]

Bunta Island

Since the 2004 tsunami struck Bunta island, 45 minutes by traditional motorised boat from Ujong Pancu Village, Peukan Bada, there are no longer any inhabitants living there. Nowadays some people use the island as a coconut plantation, but they live in Banda Aceh. As the tsunami washed out all of the living creatures there, nowadays there are no squirrels, monkeys or snakes on the island. The island has been popularized by the documentary film Hikayat di Ujung Pesisir and is ideal for camping, but with no facilities at all, and modest snorkeling can be done there.[15]

References

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  6. ^ Discussion Paper on Enhancing Community Resilience to Natural Disasters: Lives of Children and Youth in Aceh. United Nations Publications. p. 31.
  7. ^ Indonesia handbook. Dept. of Information, Republic of Indonesia. 1975. p. 91.
  8. ^ "Pariwisata". Government of Aceh. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  9. ^ Oey, Eric (1991). Sumatra. Periplus Editions. p. 191. ISBN 0-8442-9907-3.
  10. ^ "Indra Patra". Indonesia Tourism. December 20, 2010. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010.
  11. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  12. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  13. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  14. ^ "Pulau Rusa". May 20, 2012.
  15. ^ Malvyandie Haryadi (July 15, 2015). "Pulau Bunta, Aceh Besar, Bukti Eksotisme Negeri Zamrud Khatulistiwa".
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