North Aceh Regency
Kabupaten Aceh Utara
Regency
Official seal of North Aceh Regency
Seal
Location within Aceh
Location within Aceh
North Aceh Regency is located in Aceh
North Aceh Regency
North Aceh Regency
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
North Aceh Regency is located in Northern Sumatra
North Aceh Regency
North Aceh Regency
North Aceh Regency (Northern Sumatra)
North Aceh Regency is located in Sumatra
North Aceh Regency
North Aceh Regency
North Aceh Regency (Sumatra)
North Aceh Regency is located in Indonesia
North Aceh Regency
North Aceh Regency
North Aceh Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°00′N 96°45′E / 5.00°N 96.75°E / 5.00; 96.75
Country Indonesia
RegionSumatra
Province Aceh
Established1956
Regency seatLhoksukon
Government
 • RegentMuhammad Thaib
 • Vice RegentFauzi Yusuf
Area
 • Total3,296.86 km2 (1,272.92 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total624,582
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 645
Websiteacehutara.go.id

North Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Utara) is a regency in Aceh Province - which was formerly called the Aceh special territory (Daerah Istimewa Aceh) in 1959–2001), and then Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam in 2001–2009), before reverting to Aceh Province in 2009. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency covers an area of 3,296.86 square kilometres and had a population of 534,085 at the 2010 census[2] and 602,793 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 624,582.[1]

The administrative centre is now at the town of Lhoksukon; this followed the splitting off of the western districts from the regency to form (by Law No. 48 of 1999) a separate Bireuen Regency on 4 October 1999, and then the creation (by Law No. 2 of 2001) of the independent city of Lhokseumawe out of what was formerly the capital, which was cut out of the regency on 21 June 2001.

Economy

This regency is included in one of the largest industrial regions outside Java, especially with the opening of liquid gas processing industry plants based on PT Arun LNG in Lhokseumawe, 1974. There were several large factories nearby at the time: PT.Kertas Kraft Aceh, pabrik Pupuk AAF (Aceh Asean Fertilizer) and pabrik Pupuk Iskandar Muda (PIM).[4] The Port of Krueng Geukueh is located in the regency.[5]

In the agricultural sector, the regency has a good reputation as an important rice producer. The whole North Aceh Regency has the greatest potential of any region in Aceh and its income per capita is above Rp 1.4 million (without oil and natural gas) or Rp 6 million (with oil and natural gas).[6]

Gas and petroleum fields were found in Lhokseumawe, North Aceh's former capital city around the 1970s. Then, many investors interested in its natural resources came to Aceh. Since then, liquefied natural gas (LNG) processed in refinery of PT. Arun Natural Gas Liquefaction (NGL) Co, coming from the installation of PT. ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia (EMOI) in Lhokseumawe industrial zone (now : Arun Lhokseumawe Special Economic Zone), had changed this regency to modern petrochemistry industrial region.[7]

There are 2 sectors dominating economical activity in North Aceh, i.e. mining and excavating, and processing industrial sector. In mining sector, the gas wells processed by PT. EMOI surely become one of this sector's pioneering factor.[8]

Religion

North Aceh's inhabitants are predominantly Muslim. Minorities still get the freedom to worship according to their respective religions.

Border

Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-seven districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (gampong) within each district, and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
11.08.15 Sawang 384.65 34,024 39,063 40,135 Sawang 39 24377
11.08.16 Nisam 114.74 17,255 19,663 20,721 Keude Amplah 29 24378
11.08.27 Nisam Antara 84.38 12,195 13,465 13,967 Alue Dua 6 24379
11.08.26 Banda Baro 42.35 7,437 7,926 8,410 Ulee Nyeue 9 24376
11.08.03 Kuta Makmur 151.32 22,208 26,379 28,307 Buloh Blang Awa 39 24371
11.08.22 Simpang Keramat 79.78 8,781 9,957 10,994 Kedee Simpang Empat 16 24313
11.08.11 Syamtalira Bayu 77.53 19,110 22,393 22,941 Baru 38 24370
11.08.25 Geureudong Pase 269.28 4,484 5,534 5,924 Mbang 11 24373
11.08.07 Meurah Mulia 202.57 17,756 21,024 22,304 Jungka Gajah 50 24372
11.08.05 Matangkuli 56.94 16,558 18,756 19,621 Matang Kuli 49 24386
11.08.20 Paya Bakong 418.32 12,794 15,555 15,937 Keude Paya Bakong 39 24383
11.08.24 Pirak Timur
(East Pirak)		 67.70 7,474 8,799 9,074 Alue Bungkoh 23 24384
11.08.17 Cot Girek 189.00 18,492 20,305 20,537 Cot Girek 24 24352
11.08.14 Tanah Jambo Aye 162.98 39,461 44,222 44,929 Panton Labu 47 24395
11.08.18 Langkahan 150.52 21,090 22,518 23,192 Langkahan 23 24394
11.08.09 Seunuddon 100.63 23,457 25,982 26,430 Seunuddon 33 24393
11.08.01 Baktiya 158.67 32,731 37,657 39,463 Alue Le Puteh 57 24392
11.08.19 Baktiya Barat
(West Baktiya)		 83.08 17,082 18,980 19,881 Keude Sampoiniet 26 24396
11.08.04 Lhoksukon 243.00 44,358 49,733 51,421 Lhoksukon 75 24382
11.08.12 Tanah Luas 30.64 22,217 25,193 26,380 Blang Jruen 57 24387
11.08.21 Nibong 44.91 9,121 10,778 11,279 Keude Nibong 20 24385
11.08.08 Samudera 43.28 24,589 27,147 28,366 Geudong 40 24374
11.08.10 Syamtalira Aron 28.13 16,591 19,345 19,910 Simpang Muling 34 24381
11.08.13 Tanah Pasir 20.38 8,445 9,978 10,136 Jrat Manyang 18 24390
11.08.23 Lapang 19.27 7,974 8,806 8,862 Lapang 11 24391
11.08.06 Muara Batu 33.34 24,585 27,753 28,588 Krueng Mane 24 24355
11.08.02 Dewantara 39.47 43,797 45,882 46,873 Krueng Geukueh 15 24354
Totals 3,296.86 534,085 602,793 624,582 Lhoksukon 852

Politics

The current regent is Muhammad Thaib also known as Cek Mad.

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Aceh Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1108)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ ADLI, WR HAMZATIL (2014). "FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI KABUPATEN ACEH UTARA". onesearch.id. Archived from the original on 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  5. ^ "Krueng Geukueh Bisa Impor". Serambi Indonesia (in Indonesian). 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  6. ^ Martahadi, Martahadi (2018-08-18). "Perubahan Struktur Ekonomi Kabupaten Aceh Utara, Kabupaten Bireuen dan Kota Lhokseumawe". Jurnal Serambi Ekonomi Dan Bisnis. 1 (1): 11–18. ISSN 2354-970X. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  7. ^ Mauliza, Nur; Andriyani, Devi (2018-04-01). "Pengaruh Tingkat Pengangguran Dan Pengeluaran Pemerintah Terhadap Pertumbuhan Ekonomi di Kabupaten Aceh Utara Tahun 2007-2016". Jurnal Ekonomi Regional Unimal. 1 (1): 8–14. doi:10.29103/jeru.v1i1.981. ISSN 2615-126X. S2CID 203542556. Archived from the original on 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  8. ^ Aceh Utara Dalam Angka 2005 (in Indonesian). KabupatenKota.Com. ISBN 978-602-00-0010-7. Archived from the original on 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2020-11-18.

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