Bireuën Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Bireuen) is a regency of Aceh, the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The capital is Bireuën, 105 miles east of the provincial capital, Banda Aceh. The regency covers an area of 1,798.25 square kilometres and had a population of 340,271 people according to the 2000 Census;[2] at the 2010 Census it had a population of 389,288, which had risen to 436,418 at the 2020 Census.[3] It is bordered by the Strait of Malacca on the northeast coastline. Bireuen has been affected by the clashes between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the government.
Bireuën Regency
Kabupaten Bireuën | |
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Regency | |
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Coordinates: 5°5′N 96°36′E | |
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Region | Sumatra |
Province | ![]() |
Established | 1999 |
Regency seat | Bireuën |
Government | |
• Regent | Dr. H. Muzakkar A. Gani, S.H., M.Si |
Area | |
• Total | 1,798.25 km2 (694.31 sq mi) |
Population (2020 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 436,418 |
• Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
Area code | (+62) 644 |
Website | bireunkab.go.id |
The regency's name, however, is commonly spelled without the diaeresis on the letter Ë: Kabupaten Bireuen (in Acehnese, Ë represents a schwa ([ə]) in diphthongs). It was affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004.
The regency is divided administratively into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district.
Name | Area (in km2) | Population Census 2010 | Population Census 2020 | Admin centre | No of villages |
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Samalanga | 141.42 | 27,209 | 27,907 | Samalanga | 46 |
Simpang Mamplam | 155.50 | 24,470 | 27,237 | Simpang Mamplam | 41 |
Pandrah | 114.01 | 7,669 | 8,806 | Pandrah Kandeh | 19 |
Jeunieb | 112.51 | 22,309 | 25,244 | Jeunieb | 43 |
Peulimbang | 127.89 | 10,243 | 12,085 | Peulimbang | 22 |
Peudada | 312.81 | 23,996 | 27,839 | Peudada | 52 |
Juli | 231.18 | 28,738 | 33,731 | Beunyot | 36 |
Jeumpa | 109.14 | 32,189 | 36,930 | Blang Bladeh | 42 |
Kota Juang (Bireuën town) | 16.91 | 44,604 | 47,670 | Bandar Bireuën | 23 |
Kuala | 17.11 | 16,169 | 18,731 | Cot Batee | 20 |
Jangka | 37.58 | 25,698 | 28,687 | Jangka | 46 |
Peusangan | 59.08 | 47,494 | 52,716 | Matang Glumpang Dua | 69 |
Peusangan Selatan (South Peusangan) | 94.15 | 13,080 | 14,889 | Geulanggang Labu | 21 |
Peusangan Siblah Krueng | 111.57 | 10,447 | 11,956 | Lueng Daneuen | 21 |
Makmur | 71.74 | 13,887 | 15,656 | Ulee Gle | 27 |
Ganda Pura | 46.95 | 20,881 | 23,732 | Geurugok | 40 |
Kuta Blang | 38.70 | 20,205 | 22,602 | Kuta Blang | 41 |
Totals | 1,798.25 | 389,288 | 436,418 | Bandar Bireuën | 609 |
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Capital: Banda Aceh | ||
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See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia |
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