Gayo Lues Regency

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Gayo Lues Regency
Kabupaten Gayo Lues
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Motto: 
Musara ('United')
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Location within Aceh
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Gayo Lues Regency
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
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Gayo Lues Regency
Gayo Lues Regency (Northern Sumatra)
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Gayo Lues Regency
Gayo Lues Regency (Sumatra)
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Gayo Lues Regency
Gayo Lues Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°N97°E / 4°N 97°E / 4; 97
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Region Sumatra
Province Flag of Aceh, Indonesia.svg  Aceh
Established2002
Regency seat Blangkejeren
Government
  RegentMuhammad Amru
  Vice RegentSaid Sani
Area
  Total5,549.91 km2 (2,142.83 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate) [1]
  Total103,131
  Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code (+62) 629
Website gayolueskab.go.id

Gayo Lues Regency (Indonesian : Kabupaten Gayo Lues) is a regency in the Aceh Special Region of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency was created on 10 April 2002 under Statute UU 4/2002 from the northern part of Aceh Tenggara (Southeast Aceh Regency). Its capital is Blangkejeren. The regency covers an area of 5,549.91 square kilometres and had a population of 79,560 at the 2010 Census [2] and 99,532 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 103,131. [1] Along with the Central Aceh Regency and the Bener Meriah Regency, it is home to the Gayo people. [4]

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Economy

Ninety percent of the inhabitants make their living from farming and other food production. Products include: [5]

Logging is reportedly a major problem in the regency which is the least populated area of the province with less than 2% of the total population. [6]

Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into eleven 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 2022. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres and the number of villages (gampong) in each district.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
Census
Pop'n
2020
Census
Pop'n
mid-2022
Estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Kuta Panjang269.537,3309,3659,741Kuta Panjang12
Blang Jerango382.426,3797,3557,500Buntul Gemuyang10
Blangkejeren166.0624,43431,18032,423Blangkejeren22
Putri Betung996.856,6079,1429,657Gumpang13
Dabun Gelang444.715,2776,7737,051Badak Bur Jumpe11
Blang Pegayon272.185,0996,4066,641Cinta Maju12
Pining1,350.094,3205,1125,239Pining9
Rikit Gaib264.083,7704,5254,650Buntul Gemuya13
Pantan Cuaca295.063,4814,3384,490Kenyaran11
Terangun671.807,9539,5519,816Terangun25
Tripe Jaya437.134,9105,7855,923Rerebe10
Totals5,549.9179,56099,532103,131Blangkejeren159

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