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 of mid 2024 was 106,136 (comprising 53,360 males and 52,776 females).[1] Along with the Central Aceh Regency and the Bener Meriah Regency, it is home to the Gayo people.[4]
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 2024.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (gampong) in each district, and its post code.
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