Bireuën Regency

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; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 439,788.[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
Regency
Official seal of Bireuën Regency
Seal
Location within Aceh
Location within Aceh
Bireuën Regency is located in Aceh
Bireuën Regency
Bireuën Regency
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Bireuën Regency is located in Northern Sumatra
Bireuën Regency
Bireuën Regency
Bireuën Regency (Northern Sumatra)
Bireuën Regency is located in Sumatra
Bireuën Regency
Bireuën Regency
Bireuën Regency (Sumatra)
Bireuën Regency is located in Indonesia
Bireuën Regency
Bireuën Regency
Bireuën Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°5′N 96°36′E
Country Indonesia
RegionSumatra
Province Aceh
Established1999
Regency seatBireuën
Government
 • RegentDr. H. Muzakkar A. Gani, S.H., M.Si
Area
 • Total1,798.25 km2 (694.31 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2021 estimate)[1]
 • Total439,788
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 644
Websitebireunkab.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.

Administrative districts

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] together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.[6] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

NameArea
(in km2)		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2020		Population
Estimate
mid 2021		Administrative
centre		No. of
villages		Post
code
Samalanga141.4227,20927,90728,086Samalanga4624264
Simpang Mamplam155.5024,47027,23727,413Simpang Mamplam4124253
Pandrah114.017,6698,8068,890Pandrah Kandeh1924265
Jeunieb112.5122,30925,24425,447Jeunieb4324263
Peulimbang127.8910,24312,08512,232Peulimbang2224266
Peudada312.8123,99627,83928,131Peudada5224262
Juli231.1828,73833,73134,123Beunyot3624250
Jeumpa109.1432,18936,93037,277Blang Bladeh4224251
Kota Juang
(Bireuën town)		16.9144,60447,67047,789Bandar Bireuën2324252
Kuala17.1116,16918,73118,925Cot Batee2024260
Jangka37.5825,69828,68728,880Jangka4624261
Peusangan59.0847,49452,71653,042Matang Glumpang Dua6924267
Peusangan Selatan
(South Peusangan)		94.1513,08014,88915,018Geulanggang Labu2124268
Peusangan Siblah Krueng111.5710,44711,95612,066Lueng Daneuen2124269
Makmur71.7413,88715,65615,777Ulee Gle2724357
Ganda Pura46.9520,88123,73223,933Geurugok4024356
Kuta Blang38.7020,20522,60222,759Kuta Blang4124358
Totals1,798.25389,288436,418439,788Bandar Bireuën609

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  2. Seta,William J. Atlas Lengkap Indonesia dan Dunia (untuk SD, SMP, SMU, dan Umum). Pustaka Widyatama. p. 7. ISBN 979-610-232-3.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.


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