Bireuën Regency

Bireuën Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Bireuen) is a regency of Aceh, the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The capital is Bireuën, 105 miles east of the provincial capital, Banda Aceh. The regency covers an area of 1,798.25 square kilometres and had a population of 340,271 people according to the 2000 Census;[2] at the 2010 Census it had a population of 389,288, which had risen to 436,418 at the 2020 Census.[3] It is bordered by the Strait of Malacca on the northeast coastline. Bireuen has been affected by the clashes between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the government.

Bireuën Regency
Kabupaten Bireuën
Regency
Seal
Location within Aceh
Bireuën Regency
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Bireuën Regency
Bireuën Regency (Northern Sumatra)
Bireuën Regency
Bireuën Regency (Sumatra)
Bireuën Regency
Bireuën Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°5′N 96°36′E
Country Indonesia
RegionSumatra
Province Aceh
Established1999
Regency seatBireuën
Government
 • RegentDr. H. Muzakkar A. Gani, S.H., M.Si
Area
 • Total1,798.25 km2 (694.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total436,418
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 644
Websitebireunkab.go.id

The regency's name, however, is commonly spelled without the diaeresis on the letter Ë: Kabupaten Bireuen (in Acehnese, Ë represents a schwa ([ə]) in diphthongs). It was affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5]

NameArea
(in km2)		Population
Census 2010		Population
Census 2020
Samalanga141.4227,20927,907
Simpang Mamplam155.5024,47027,237
Pandrah114.017,6698,806
Jeunieb112.5122,30925,244
Peulimbang127.8910,24312,085
Peudada312.8123,99627,839
Juli231.1828,73833,731
Jeumpa109.1432,18936,930
Kota Juang
(Bireuën town)		16.9144,60447,670
Kuala17.1116,16918,731
Jangka37.5825,69828,687
Peusangan59.0847,49452,716
Peusangan Selatan
(South Peusangan)		94.1513,08014,889
Peusangan Siblah Krueng111.5710,44711,956
Makmur71.7413,88715,656
Ganda Pura46.9520,88123,732
Kuta Blang38.7020,20522,602
Totals1,798.25389,288436,418

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Seta,William J. Atlas Lengkap Indonesia dan Dunia (untuk SD, SMP, SMU, dan Umum). Pustaka Widyatama. p. 7. ISBN 979-610-232-3.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.


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