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, and was created on 4 October 1999 from the former western districts of North Aceh Regency. The capital is the town of Bireuën, 105 miles east of the provincial capital, Banda Aceh. The regency covers an area of 1,796.97 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,[3] which had risen to 436,418 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 453,242 - comprising 224,053 males and 229,189 females.[1] 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, and by the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004.

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
 • Total1,796.97 km2 (693.81 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total453,242
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 644
Websitebireunkab.go.id

The regency's name is commonly spelled without the diaeresis on the letter Ë: Kabupaten Bireuen (in Acehnese, Ë represents a schwa ([ə]) in diphthongs).

Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (gampong) in each district, and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
11.11.01Samalanga141.3327,20927,90728,241Samalanga4624264
11.11.11Simpang Mamplam157.8124,47027,23728,222Simpang Mamplam4124253
11.11.08Pandrah113.937,6698,8069,207Pandrah Kandeh1924265
11.11.02Jeunieb112.4922,30925,24426,282Jeunieb4324263
11.11.12Peulimbang118.3210,24312,08512,735Peulimbang2224266
11.11.03Peudada319.6023,99627,83929,194Peudada5224262
11.11.09Juli231.0928,73833,73135,493Beunyot3624250
11.11.04Jeumpa108.9932,18936,93038,603Blang Bladeh4224251
11.11.13Kota Juang
(Bireuën town)		16.9044,60447,67048,814Bandar Bireuën2324252
11.11.14Kuala17.0816,16918,73119,635Cot Batee2024260
11.11.10Jangka37.7125,69828,68729,749Jangka4624261
11.11.05Peusangan59.0347,49452,71654,576Matang Glumpang Dua6924267
11.11.16Peusangan Selatan
(South Peusangan)		94.0913,08014,88915,171Geulanggang Labu2124268
11.11.15Peusangan Siblah Krueng111.2010,44711,95612,489Lueng Daneuen2124269
11.11.06Makmur71.6913,88715,65616,282Ulee Gle2724357
11.11.07Ganda Pura38.6820,88123,73224,739Geurugok4024356
11.11.17Kuta Blang47.0420,20522,60223,453Kuta Blang4124358
Totals1,796.97389,288436,418453,242Bandar Bireuën609

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Bireuen Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1111)
  2. Seta,William J. Atlas Lengkap Indonesia dan Dunia (untuk SD, SMP, SMU, dan Umum). Pustaka Widyatama. p. 7. ISBN 979-610-232-3. Archived from the original on 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.


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