Pidie Regency

Pidie Regency Kabupaten Pidie
Regency
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Location within Aceh
Pidie Regency Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia Pidie Regency Pidie Regency (Northern Sumatra) Pidie Regency Pidie Regency (Sumatra) Pidie Regency Pidie Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4.66667°N 96°E / 4.66667; 96
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	Aceh
Established	1956
Regency seat	Sigli
Government
• Regent	Roni Ahmad
• Vice Regent	Fadhlullah T.M. Daud
Area
• Total	3,086.95 km2 (1,191.88 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	443,718
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 653
Website	pidiekab.go.id

Pidie Regency (also known as: Pidie, Pědir; "king of") is a regency of Aceh Special region, in Indonesia. It is located in the north of the island of Sumatra, in Western Indonesia, bordered by the Malacca Strait and Pidie Jaya Regency (which was formerly a part of Pidie Regency) in the north, Aceh Besar Regency in the west, Bireuen Regency in the northeast, and Aceh Jaya Regency in the south. The regency covers an area of 3,086.95 square kilometres and according to the 2012 census had a population of 443,718 people (Pidie Government). Pidie was the largest rice-producing area of Aceh province, producing some 20% of its total output.

People from pidie control the various market in aceh province neighboring province of North Sumatra specifically its Medan City and neighboring country of Malaysia.

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into 22 districts (kecamatan):

• Batee
• Delima
• Geumpang
• Glumpang Baro
• Glumpang Tiga
• Grong Grong
• Indrajaya
• Kembang Tanjong
• Kota Sigli
• Mane
• Mila
• Muara Tiga
• Mutiara
• Mutiara Timur
• Padang Tiji
• Peukan Baro
• Pidie
• Sakti
• Simpang Tiga
• Tangse
• Tiro
• Titeua

Notable people

• Zaini Abdullah (governor of Aceh 2013 - 2018).
• Teungku Chik di Tiro (Indonesian National Hero).
• Daud Beureueh (Military Governor of aceh).
• Teuku Mohammad Hasan (The first governor of Sumatra).
• Ibrahim Hasan (former governor of Aceh and Former Minister for Food).
• Hasballah M Saad (Former minister of indonesian human rights).
• Hasan Tiro (Founder and command center of GAM).
• Sanusi Juned (Former chief minister of Malaysian).
• Ismail Hassan Metareum (Party chairman and Advisory specially Indonesian delegation to the UN).
• Ibrahim Risjad or Richard (influential businessmen in Indonesian).