Southeast Aceh Regency

Southeast Aceh Regency
Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara
Regency
Great mosque of Aceh Tenggara in Kutacane
Great mosque of Aceh Tenggara in Kutacane
Official seal of Southeast Aceh Regency
Seal
Motto(s): 
Sepakat Segenep
(One Word for Unity)
Location within Aceh
Location within Aceh
Southeast Aceh Regency is located in Aceh
Southeast Aceh Regency
Southeast Aceh Regency
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Southeast Aceh Regency is located in Northern Sumatra
Southeast Aceh Regency
Southeast Aceh Regency
Southeast Aceh Regency (Northern Sumatra)
Southeast Aceh Regency is located in Sumatra
Southeast Aceh Regency
Southeast Aceh Regency
Southeast Aceh Regency (Sumatra)
Southeast Aceh Regency is located in Indonesia
Southeast Aceh Regency
Southeast Aceh Regency
Southeast Aceh Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°22′N 97°41′E / 3.367°N 97.683°E / 3.367; 97.683
Country Indonesia
RegionSumatra
Province Aceh
Established26 June 1974
Regency seatKutacane
Government
 • RegentSyakir
 • Vice RegentVacant
Area
 • Total4,242.04 km2 (1,637.86 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total229,368
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 629
Vehicle registrationBL
Websiteacehtenggarakab.go.id

Southeast Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara) is a regency in the Aceh province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. In 1974, the Southeast Aceh Regency was created by being separated from the Central Aceh Regency;[2] however in 2002 the northern part of this regency was itself split away to form the new Gayo Lues Regency. The regency now covers an area of 4,242.04 square kilometres and had a population of 179,010 at the 2010 census[3] and 220,860 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 229,368.[1] The seat of the regency government is at the town of Kutacane (which forms Babussalam district).

The main commodities produced in the regency are palm oil, cacao, coconut, coffee, nutmeg, walnut, and pachouli oil [5] The main rivers are the Alas River and the Butan River. It contains the Leuser Ecosystem.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1102)
  2. ^ Iwabuchi, Akifumi (1994). The people of the Alas Valley: a study of an ethnic group of Northern Sumatra. Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-827902-0.
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ^ "Aceh Tenggara" (PDF). Aceh Investment and Promotion Board. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2010.