Simeulue Regency

Simeulue Regency
Kabupaten Simeulue
Regency
Stranded boats and raised reefs at Busung, Gusong Bay, Simeulue, Indonesia, 8 April 2005
Stranded boats and raised reefs at Busung, Gusong Bay, Simeulue, Indonesia, 8 April 2005
Coat of arms of Simeulue Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Aceh
Location within Aceh
Simeulue Regency is located in Northern Sumatra
Simeulue Regency
Simeulue Regency
Location in Northern Sumatra
Simeulue Regency is located in Sumatra
Simeulue Regency
Simeulue Regency
Location in Sumatra
Simeulue Regency is located in Indonesia
Simeulue Regency
Simeulue Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 2°35′N 96°5′E / 2.583°N 96.083°E / 2.583; 96.083
Country Indonesia
RegionSumatra
Province Aceh
Established1999
CapitalSinabang
Government
 • RegentErly Hasyim
 • Vice RegentAfridawati
Area
 • Total
1,838.1 km2 (709.7 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
97,118
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 650
Websitesimeuluekab.go.id

Simeulue Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Simeulue) is a regency in the Aceh special region of Indonesia. It occupies the whole island of Simeulue (Pulau Simeulue), 150 km off the west coast of Sumatra, which with its many small offshore islands covers a land area of 1,838.1 square kilometres (709.69 square miles). It had a population of 80,674 at the 2010 census[2] and 92,865 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 97,118 (comprising 49,780 males and 47,338 females).[1]

With its isolated geographic location and its linguistic difference from mainland Aceh, Simeulue has not been affected by the turmoil of conflicts in mainland Aceh between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). There has been no major GAM activity on the island.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Simeulue Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1109)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.