Alafan

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Alafan
(Kecamatan Alafan)
District ( Kecamatan )
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Alafan
Coordinates: 2°47′41″N95°45′41″E / 2.79472°N 95.76139°E / 2.79472; 95.76139
Country Indonesia
Province Aceh
Regency Simeulue
Area
  Total
191.87 km2 (74.08 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total
5,154
  Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (WIB)

Alafan is an administrative district (kecamatan) of the Simeulue Regency on Simeulue in the Indonesian province of Aceh. [2] At the 2010 Census it had a total population of 4,479 people, [3] which by mid 2023 had grown to an officially estimated total of 5,154. [1]

Administrative divisions

Alafan is divided administratively into 8 kampong:

  1. Lewak
  2. Lamerem
  3. Serafon
  4. Lhok Pauh
  5. Langi
  6. Lubuk Baik
  7. Lhok Dalam
  8. Lafakha

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References

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