Simeulue Timur (East Simeulue) is a district of the Simeulue Regency on Simeulue island in the Indonesian province of Aceh. At the 2010 census, it had a total population of 28,931 people,[2] living in 4,334 households in 2005.[3] In 2020, after being reduced in 2012, it covered 175.97 km2 and had a population of 27,569 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 28,830.[1]
Administrative divisions
As at 2010, Simeulue Timur was divided administratively into 29 villages (desa/kelurahan.) However, in 2012 twelve of these desa were split off to form a new district of Teupah Tengah (Central Teupah). The remaining 17 desa are:
Air Dingin
Air Pinang
Amaiteng Mulia
Ameria Bahagia
Ganting
Kota Batu
Kuala Makmur
Linggi
Lugu
Pulau Siumat
Sefoyan
Sinabang
Suak Buluh
Suka Jaya
Suka Karya
Suka Maju
Ujung Tinggi
The town of Sinabang is the administrative headquarters of Simeulue Regency It is situated on a large bay on the northeast coast of the island.
References
1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Simeulue Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1109)
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