Takengon

Takengon is a town in Aceh, Indonesia. The town itself sits on three subdistricts of Central Aceh Regency - Bebesen, Kebayakan, and Lut Tawar, and acts as the seat of Central Aceh Regency. The town is in the highlands of western Sumatra, situated on the shores of Lake Laut Tawar. The region around Takengon is well known for its coffee. The indigenous people in Takengon are the Gayonese people or as they're usually called, "urang Gayo".

Takengon
Town
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiتقاڠاون
Takengon
Coordinates: 4°36′N 96°51′E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceAceh
RegencyCentral Aceh Regency
Time zoneUTC/GMT +7 (WIB)

History

During the 11th century, a Gayo kingdom known as Linge existed in the vicinity of Takengon in Central Aceh. Following the Aceh War and the intrusion of Dutch colonialism, the region was established as an Onderafdeeling in 1904, with Takengon as its seat. Due to Takengon's location in the highlands, Dutch authorities assumed that it would be able to sustain commercial plantations, and despite the poor road connections and infrastructure in the region agricultural commodities became making inroads in Takengon. 1914 saw the opening of a road connecting Takengon to Bireuën, allowing the entry of commercial firms who opened pine and coffee plantations.[1][2]

Following Indonesian independence, Takengon was organised as part of Central Aceh Regency, which initially also included modern Gayo Lues and Bener Meriah until they were split out in 1974 and 2003 respectively.[2]

Transports

Takengon is served by the Bener Meriah Rembele Airport (IATA: TXE, ICAO: WITK), which on March 3, 2016 has been improved to accommodate bigger airplanes with 30x2,250 meter square runway, 95x150 meter square apron and 1,000 meter square terminal to serve up to 200,000 passengers per year. Currently Rembele Airport has 4000 passengers a year.[3]

Climate

Takengon has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Takengon
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 25.1
(77.2)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.3
(79.3)		 25.7
(78.3)		 25.8
(78.4)		 25.1
(77.2)		 25.1
(77.2)		 24.7
(76.5)		 25.2
(77.4)		 25.7
(78.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.4
(68.7)		 20.9
(69.6)		 21.0
(69.8)		 21.3
(70.3)		 21.4
(70.5)		 20.8
(69.4)		 20.3
(68.5)		 20.3
(68.5)		 20.2
(68.4)		 20.5
(68.9)		 20.3
(68.5)		 20.5
(68.9)		 20.7
(69.2)
Average low °C (°F) 15.8
(60.4)		 15.4
(59.7)		 15.8
(60.4)		 16.4
(61.5)		 16.0
(60.8)		 15.4
(59.7)		 14.9
(58.8)		 14.9
(58.8)		 15.4
(59.7)		 15.9
(60.6)		 15.9
(60.6)		 15.9
(60.6)		 15.6
(60.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 165
(6.5)		 118
(4.6)		 185
(7.3)		 172
(6.8)		 129
(5.1)		 61
(2.4)		 67
(2.6)		 86
(3.4)		 145
(5.7)		 206
(8.1)		 224
(8.8)		 222
(8.7)		 1,780
(70)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]
  • Laut Tawar Lake
  • Takengon

References
  1. Iswanto, Sufandi; Zulfan, Zulfan; Suryana, Nina (12 April 2020). "Gayo Highland Takengon from 1904 To 1942: A Historical Analysis of Coffee Plantations at the Era of Dutch Colonialism". Paramita: Historical Studies Journal. 30 (1): 69–82. doi:10.15294/paramita.v30i1.21637. ISSN 2407-5825.
  2. "Sejarah Berliku Kota Dingin di Aceh" (in Indonesian). Jaringan Komunitas Masyarakat Adat Aceh. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. M Iqbal (March 2016). "Jokowi Hari Ini Resmikan Bandara Rembele di Takengon". Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  4. "Climate: Takengon". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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