Pidie Jaya Regency

Pidie Jaya Regency
Kabupaten Pidie Jaya
Regent office of Pidie Jaya in Meureudu
Regent office of Pidie Jaya in Meureudu
Lambang Kabupaten Pidie Jaya
Motto(s): 
Peugah Lagë Buet, Peubuet Lagë Na
(Say What you Do, Do What you Say)
Location within Aceh
Location within Aceh
Pidie Jaya Regency is located in Aceh
Pidie Jaya Regency
Pidie Jaya Regency
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Pidie Jaya Regency is located in Northern Sumatra
Pidie Jaya Regency
Pidie Jaya Regency
Pidie Jaya Regency (Northern Sumatra)
Pidie Jaya Regency is located in Sumatra
Pidie Jaya Regency
Pidie Jaya Regency
Pidie Jaya Regency (Sumatra)
Pidie Jaya Regency is located in Indonesia
Pidie Jaya Regency
Pidie Jaya Regency
Pidie Jaya Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°07′N 96°12′E / 5.117°N 96.200°E / 5.117; 96.200
Country Indonesia
RegionSumatra
Province Aceh
Established2007
Regency seatMeureudu
Government
 • RegentTeungkub Aiyub Ben Abbas
 • Vice RegentSaid Mulyadi
Area
 • Total
952.11 km2 (367.61 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
164,361
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 653
Websitepidiejayakab.go.id

Pidie Jaya Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pidie Jaya) is a regency in the Aceh Special region of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency was created out of the former northeast districts of Pidie Regency on 2 January 2007. The seat of the regency government is at the town of Meureudu. The regency covers an area of 952.11 square kilometres and had a population of 132,956 people at the 2010 Census[2] and 158,397 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 164,361 - comprising 81,871 males and 82,490 females.[1]

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pidie Jaya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1118)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.