Jantho

Jantho
Town
Jantho is located in Aceh
Jantho
Jantho
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Jantho is located in Northern Sumatra
Jantho
Jantho
Jantho (Northern Sumatra)
Jantho is located in Sumatra
Jantho
Jantho
Jantho (Sumatra)
Jantho is located in Indonesia
Jantho
Jantho
Jantho (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°18′00″N 95°38′00″E / 5.30000°N 95.63333°E / 5.30000; 95.63333
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceAceh
RegencyAceh Besar Regency
Area
 • Total
592.50 km2 (228.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total
9,440
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)

Kota Jantho (Jantho town) is a small town in Aceh province of Indonesia. Jantho is the seat of local government for the Aceh Besar Regency. It covers an area of 592.5 km2 and had a population of 8,443 at the 2010 Census[2] and 9,440 at the 2020 Census.[3]

Jantho became famous due to a report of two women being publicly whipped in 2010 after being found guilty of selling food during the fasting hours of Ramadan, in accordance with Sharia law.[4][5]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "24 hours in pictures". The Guardian. 8 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Islamization Watch: Indonesian women caned at mosque for selling food during Muslim festival of Ramadan: Crowd shouts: "Add to it. Let her feel it."". Archived from the original on 2011-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-25.