Southeast Aceh Regency

Southeast Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara) is a regency in the Aceh special region of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency covers an area of 4,231.41 square kilometres and according to the 2010 census had a population of 179,010 people; the latest official estimate (as at 1 July 2019) is 213,222.[2] The seat of the regency government is at Kutacane. In 1974, the Southeast Aceh Regency was separated from the Central Aceh Regency;[3] however in 2002 the northern part of this regency was itself split away to form the new Gayo Lues Regency. The main commodities produced in the regency are palm oil, cacao, coconut, coffee, nutmeg, walnut, and pachouli oil [4] The main rivers are the Alas River and the Butan River. It contains the Leuser Ecosystem.

Southeast Aceh Regency Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara
Regency
Seal
Motto(s):  One Word for Unity (Sepakat Segenap)
Location within Aceh
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Coordinates: 3°22′N 97°41′E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	Aceh
Established	26 June 1974
Regency seat	Kutacane
Government
• Regent	Raidin Pinim
• Vice Regent	Ali Basra
Area
• Total	4,231.43 km^2 (1,633.76 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2019)[1]
• Total	213,222
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 629
Vehicle registration	BL
Website	acehtenggarakab.go.id

The Non-Alas People

The original inhabitants of this regency are the Alas people. They use the Alas language and live under the customs (adat) of those people. However, the population of the Southeast Aceh Regency has become very diverse due to migration from other regencies of Aceh and beyond. Although this Regency is part of Aceh province, the Aceh people (an eastern coastal grouping) do not dominate this place.

Here are some other peoples other than Alas inhabiting the regency:

• The Gayo people, the majority of whom live in Bambel village.
• The Bataks (Karo, Mandailing, Toba, Nias) in Lawe Sigala-gala, Semadam, and Babussalam districts.
• The Javanese (Javanese and Sundanese people) in Badar district.
• Minangkabau people in Babussalam district (in the city of Kutacane).
• Singkil people in Bambel district.
• Acehnese people, mainly in Babussalam district (in the city of Kutacane).

There are other smaller ethnic groups that are still new to the Regency and do not constitute a majority population elsewhere, such as Palembangese Malay people.

Administrative borders

Direction	Neighbour
North	Gayo Lues Regency
East	Tanah Karo Regency of North Sumatra
West	South Aceh Regency
South	South Aceh Regency and Subulussalam city

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into sixteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[5]

• Lawe Alas (13,010)
• Babul Rahmad (7,439)
• Tanoh Alas (3,606)
• Lawe Sigala-Gala (17,429)
• Babul Makmur (12,580)
• Semadam (10,702)
• Lauser (4,876)
• Bambel (15,090)
• Bukit Tusam (8,685)
• Lawe Sumur (6,696)
• Babussalam (24,785)
• Lawe Bulan (13,426)
• Badar (12,119)
• Darul Hasanah (11,488)
• Ketambe (9,273)
• Deleng Pokhkisen (7,045)

Regents

No.	Name	Period
1.	Lettu. H. Syahadat	1975-1981
2.	T. Djohan Syahbudin, SH	1981-1986
3.	Drs. H. T. Iskandar	1986-1991
4.	Drs. Syahbudin BP	1991-2001
5.	H. Armen Desky	2001-2006
6.	Ir. H. Hasanuddin Beruh, MM	2006-2017
7.	Drs. H. Raidin Pinim, M.AP	2017-now

See also

• List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
3. Iwabuchi, Akifumi (1994). The people of the Alas Valley: a study of an ethnic group of Northern Sumatra. Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-827902-0.
4. "Aceh Tenggara" (PDF). Aceh Investment and Promotion Board. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.