North Aceh Regency

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]

North Aceh Regency Kabupaten Aceh Utara
Regency
Regent office of North Aceh in Lhoksukon
Seal
Location within Aceh
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Coordinates: 5.00°N 96.75°E / 5.00; 96.75
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	Aceh
Established	1956
Regency seat	Lhoksukon
Government
• Regent	Muhammad Thaib
• Vice Regent	Fauzi Yusuf
Area
• Total	3,296.86 km2 (1,272.92 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	624,582
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 645
Website	acehutara.go.id

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

• North: Malacca Strait
• East: East Aceh Regency
• South: Central Aceh Regency
• West: Bireuen Regency

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. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Aceh Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1108)
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. 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.

External links

• (in Indonesian) Official website