South Aceh Regency
Kabupaten Aceh Selatan | |
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Motto(s): Satya Bakti (Loyal and Devout) | |
Coordinates: 3°08′N 97°27′E / 3.133°N 97.450°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Region | Sumatra |
Province | Aceh |
Established | 1956 |
Regency seat | Tapaktuan |
Government | |
• Regent | Amran |
• Vice Regent | Nasjuddin |
Area | |
• Total | 4,173.82 km2 (1,611.52 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 239,475 |
• Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
Area code | (+62) 656 |
Website | acehselatankab.go.id |
South Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Selatan) is a regency in the Aceh province of Indonesia. It is located on the west coast of the island of Sumatra. The regency covers an area of 4,173.82 square kilometres and had a population of 202,251 at the 2010 Census,[2] 224,588 in 2015 and 232,414 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 239,475 (comprising 120,187 males and 119,288 females).[1] Its population density was thus 48.5 inhabitants/km2 at the 2010 census, 53.8 inhabitants/km2 in 2015, 55.7 inhabitants/km2 at the 2020 census, and 57.4 inhabitants/km2 in mid 2023. The seat of the regency government is at Tapaktuan.