North Aceh Regency

North Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Utara) is a regency in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (Aceh Special District), in Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency covers an area of 3,236.86 square kilometres and according to the 2010 census had a population of 529,751;[2] the latest official estimate (as at 2017) is 602,554.[3] The administrative centre is now at Lhoksukon; this follows the separation in 2001 of the former capital of Lhokseumawe, which was cut out of the regency by Law No. 2 of 2001 on 21 June 2001 to form an independent city.

North Aceh Regency

Kabupaten Aceh Utara
Regency
Seal
Location within Aceh
North Aceh Regency
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
North Aceh Regency
North Aceh Regency (Northern Sumatra)
North Aceh Regency
North Aceh Regency (Sumatra)
North Aceh Regency
North Aceh Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5.00°N 96.75°E / 5.00; 96.75
CountryIndonesia
RegionSumatra
ProvinceAceh
Established1956
Regency seatLhoksukon
Government
 • RegentMuhammad Thaib
 • Vice RegentFauzi Yusuf
Area
 • Total3,236.86 km2 (1,249.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total593,492
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 645
Websiteacehutara.go.id

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]

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).[5]

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.[6]

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. With Rp 8.6 quintillion contribution on 2000 GRDP (Gross Regional Domestic Product), it occupies the first rank followed by industrial sector (Rp 4.7 quintillion).[7]

Religion

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

Border

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into 27 districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[8] and according to later official estimates for mid 2016.[9] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (gampong) within eachdistrict, and its post code.

NameArea
in km2		Population
Census 2010		Population
Estimate 2016		No of
villages		Post
code
Sawang38533,74837,8103924377
Nisam11517,11518,8762924378
Nisam Antara8412,69013,447624379
Banda Baro427,3778,122924376
Kuta Makmur15122,02824,4683924371
Simpang Keramat808,7109,6641624313
Syamtalira Bayu7818,95520,8593824370
Geureudong Pase2694,4484,9041124373
Meurah Mulia20317,61219,5865024372
Matangkuli5716,42418,4034924386
Paya Bakong41812,69014,1023924383
Pirak Timur
(East Pirak)		687,4138,2372324384
Cot Girek18918,34220,5482424352
Tanah Jambo Aye16339,14144,3274724395
Langkahan15120,93823,2422324394
Seunudon10123,26725,7113324393
Baktiya15932,46536,7075724392
Baktiya Barat
(West Baktiya)		8316,94318,9852624396
Lhoksukon24343,99849,8037524382
Tanah Luas3122,03724,7535724387
Nibong459,04710,1282024385
Samudera4324,38927,4894024374
Syamtalira Aron2816,45618,4363424381
Tanah Pasir208,3769,2341824390
Lapang197,9098,8441124391
Muara Batu3324,38527,5772424,355
Dewantara3943,44249,1491524354
Totals3,297529,751593,492852

Politics

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

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. North Aceh District Government Work Plan
  4. ADLI, WR HAMZATIL (2014). "FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI KABUPATEN ACEH UTARA". onesearch.id. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  5. 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.
  6. 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 (inactive 2021-01-15). ISSN 2615-126X.CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2021 (link)
  7. Aceh Utara Dalam Angka 2005 (in Indonesian). KabupatenKota.Com. ISBN 978-602-00-0010-7.
  8. iro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  9. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
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