Gayo Lues Regency

Gayo Lues Regency
Kabupaten Gayo Lues
Coat of arms of Gayo Lues Regency
Motto: 
Musara ('United')
Location within Aceh
Location within Aceh
Gayo Lues Regency is located in Aceh
Gayo Lues Regency
Gayo Lues Regency
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Gayo Lues Regency is located in Northern Sumatra
Gayo Lues Regency
Gayo Lues Regency
Gayo Lues Regency (Northern Sumatra)
Gayo Lues Regency is located in Sumatra
Gayo Lues Regency
Gayo Lues Regency
Gayo Lues Regency (Sumatra)
Gayo Lues Regency is located in Indonesia
Gayo Lues Regency
Gayo Lues Regency
Gayo Lues Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°N 97°E / 4°N 97°E / 4; 97
Country Indonesia
RegionSumatra
Province Aceh
Established2002
Regency seatBlangkejeren
Government
 • RegentMuhammad Amru
 • Vice RegentSaid Sani
Area
 • Total5,549.91 km2 (2,142.83 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total104,856
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 629
Websitegayolueskab.go.id

Gayo Lues Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Gayo Lues) is a regency in the Aceh Special Region of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency was created on 10 April 2002 under Statute UU 4/2002 from the northern part of Aceh Tenggara (Southeast Aceh Regency). Its capital is Blangkejeren. The regency covers an area of 5,549.91 square kilometres and had a population of 79,560 at the 2010 Census[2] and 99,532 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 104,856 (comprising 52,672 males and 52,184 females).[1] Along with the Central Aceh Regency and the Bener Meriah Regency, it is home to the Gayo people.[4]

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Gayo Lues Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1113)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Library Information and Research Service (2004). The Middle East, abstracts and index. Northumberland Press. Retrieved 20 December 2010.