Aceh
Aceh | |
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| Regional transcription(s) | |
| •Jawoë | اچيه دارالسلام |
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| Nickname(s): Serambi Mekkah Porch ofMecca | |
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 Location of Aceh in Indonesia. | |
| Coordinates:5°33′N95°19′E/ 5.550°N 95.317°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Established | December 7, 1956 |
| Capital (and largest city) | Banda Aceh |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Irwandi Marzuki (PNA) |
| • Vice Governor | Nova Iriansyah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58,376.81 km2(22,539.41 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 11th |
| Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 3,466 m (11,371 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,189,500 |
| • Rank | 14th |
| • Density | 89/km2(230/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 20th |
| Demonyms | Acehnese Warga Aceh(id) Kawom Aceh(ace) |
| Demographics | |
| •Ethnic groups | 70.65%Acehnese 8.94%Javanese 7.22%Gayo 3.29%Batak 2.13%Alas 1.49%Simeulue 1.40Aneuk Jamee 1.11%Tamiang Malay 1.04%Singkil 0.74%Minangkabau[2] |
| • Religion | Islam98.48% Protestantism1.02% Buddhism0.16% Catholicism0.07% Hinduism0.003% Confucianism0.0008% Others 0.006% |
| • Languages | Indonesian(official) Acehnese(regional) Gayo,Simeulue,Tamiang Malay,Aneuk Jamee,Alas-Kluet,Singkil(minority) |
| Time zone | UTC+7(Indonesia Western Time) |
| Postcodes | 23xxx, 24xxx |
| Area codes | (62)6xx |
| ISO 3166 code | ID-AC |
| Vehicle sign | BL |
| GRP per capita | US$2,239.49 |
| GRP rank | 26th |
| HDI(2016) |  0.700 (High) |
| HDI rank | 12th(2014) |
| Website | acehprov |
Aceh(/ˈɑːtʃeɪ/) is aprovinceofIndonesiaat the northern end ofSumatra.Its capital and largest city isBanda Aceh.It is close to theAndaman and Nicobar IslandsofIndiaacross theAndaman Sea.
Aceh is a religiouslyconservativeterritory and the only Indonesian province practicingSharialaw officially.Islamfirst enteredIndonesiahere.
Aceh has large amounts ofoilandnatural gas.Some estimate that Aceh gas reserves are one of the largest in the world.[3]
Tsunami disaster
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The west coast of Aceh, including the cities ofBanda Aceh,Calang,andMeulaboh,were hit hard by thetsunamiafter the magnitude 9.2Indian Ocean earthquakeon 26 December 2004.[4]More than 170,000 people were killed by tsunami in Aceh and about 500,000 were homeless.
Government
[change|change source]Aceh is governed not as an Indonesian province but as a special territory (daerah istimewa). This different title is to give the area moreautonomyfrom the central government inJakarta.
Internal divisions
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The province is has eighteenregencies(kabupaten) and five cities (kota). The capital and the largest city isBanda Aceh.It on the coast near the northern tip of Sumatra.
References
[change|change source]- ↑"Statistik Indonesia 2018".Badan Pusat Statistik.Retrieved23 July2018.
- ↑Aris Ananta; Evi Nurvidya Arifin; M. Sairi Hasbullah; Nur Budi Handayani; dan Agus Pramono (2015).Demography of Indonesia's Ethnicity.Institute of Southeast Asian Studies dan BPS – Statistics Indonesia.
- ↑How An Escape Artist Became Aceh's GovernorArchived2008-08-03 at theWayback Machine,Time Magazine,15 February 2007
- ↑For details of the impact of the tsunami in Aceh, see Jayasuriya, Sisira and Peter McCawley in collaboration with Bhanupong Nidhiprabha, Budy P. Resosudarmo and Dushni Weerakoon,The Asian Tsunami: Aid and Reconstruction after a DisasterArchived2012-03-16 at theWayback Machine,Cheltenham UK and Northampton MA USA: Edward Elgar and Asian Development Bank Institute, 2010.
Other websites
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- Local App Portal(in Indonesian)
Regencies and cities ofAceh | ||
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Capital:Banda Aceh | ||
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