Aceh Jaya Regency

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Aceh Jaya Regency
Kabupaten Aceh Jaya
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Aceh Jaya Regency
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
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Aceh Jaya Regency
Aceh Jaya Regency (Northern Sumatra)
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Aceh Jaya Regency
Aceh Jaya Regency (Sumatra)
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Aceh Jaya Regency
Aceh Jaya Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°49′N95°40′E / 4.817°N 95.667°E / 4.817; 95.667
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Region Sumatra
Province Flag of Aceh, Indonesia.svg  Aceh
Established2002
Regency seat Calang
Government
  Regent Safwandi  [ id ]
  Vice Regent Muslem D.  [ id ]
Area
  Total
3,872.23 km2 (1,495.08 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
  Total
99,717
  Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code (+62) 654
Website acehjayakab.go.id

Aceh Jaya Regency (Indonesian : Kabupaten Aceh Jaya) is a regency of Aceh Province of Indonesia. It is located on the west side of the island of Sumatra, and was formed on 10 April 2002 from districts which had formerly been the northern part of West Aceh Regency. The regency covers an area of 3,872.23 square kilometres and had a population of 76,782 people at the 2010 census, [2] 86,368 at the 2015 census and 93,159 at the 2020 Census, of whom 47,264 were male and 45,895 female; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 99,717 (comprising 50,490 males and 49,227 females). [1] The seat of the Regency is at Calang, in Krueng Sabee District. The main crops grown in the Regency are rice, rambutan, durian, orange, water melon, rubber, palm and coconut oil. [4]

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Administrative divisions

As at 2010, the regency was divided administratively into six districts (kecamatan); however, three additional districts (Indra Jaya, Darul Hikmah and Pasie Raya) were subsequently created by the division of existing districts. The nine districts, 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 villages (Aceh: gampong) in each, and the district 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
11/14/01Teunom231.4917,09013,47114,505Tuenom2223653
11.14.09Pasie Raya338.52(a)6,8247,439Tuwi Kareung1423653
11.14.06Panga535.626,5468,5139,233Keude Panga2023653
11.14.02Krueng Sabee (b)687.8714,24717,81419,129Krueng Sabee1723654
11.14.03Setia Bhakti (b)469.907,5129,0739,818Lageun1323655
11.14.04Sampoiniet (c)457.1311,9597,9108,476Lhok Kruet1923659
11.14.08Darul Hikmah395.60(a)6,8917,380Pajar1923656
11.14.05Jaya (c)453.3719,42815,18716,075Lamno3423658
11.14.07 Indra Jaya 302.60(a)7,4767,662Kuta Bahagia1423657
Totals3,872.2376,78293,15999,717Calang172

Note: (a) the 2010 populations of the new districts are included in the totals for the districts from which they were divided. (b) includes three small offshore islands. (c) includes a small offshore island.

Earthquake

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Calang after being affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake

On December 26, 2004, the regency was affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake, with much of the administrative capital at Calang being destroyed. The Indonesian Government announced that a rebuilt Calang would be sited further inland, although individual families and businesses were rebuilding at the same location along the coast. By October 2006 substantial parts of the town of Calang had been reconstructed, including a small hotel and a number of restaurants and other businesses. By the end of 2006 a total of 15,000 houses and 57,000 permanent houses had been reconstructed in the regency. [5] Many people along the coast are still in transitional housing but progress has been made by the various local and many international organizations such as the Red Cross and USAID who are assisting with the reconstruction. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Aceh Jaya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1114)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Aceh Jaya" (PDF). Aceh Investment Board. February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Kalyanamitra's Experience Recovery Aceh after Earthquake and Tsunami:Looking at Women Participation in Housing Construction in Aceh Jaya, Aceh, Indonesia" (PDF). Capwip.org. December 20, 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2010.