Alafan Explained

Kecamatan Alafan
Settlement Type:Kecamatan
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Sumatra
Pushpin Label Position:right
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Aceh
Subdivision Type2:Regency
Subdivision Name2:Simeulue
Area Total Km2:191.87
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:5154
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:WIB
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:2.7947°N 95.7614°W

Alafan is a district of the Simeulue Regency on Simeulue in the Indonesian province of Aceh.[2] At the 2010 Census it had a total population of 4,479 people,[3] which by mid 2023 had grown to an officially estimated total of 5,154.[4]

Administrative divisions

Alafan is divided administratively into 8 kampong:

  1. Lewak
  2. Lamerem
  3. Serafon
  4. Lhok Pauh
  5. Langi
  6. Lubuk Baik
  7. Lhok Dalam
  8. Lafakha

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Simeulue Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1109)
  2. Book: Aceh, 8,9 skala Richter lalu tsunami: smong parahara di Pulau Simeulue 1833, 1907, 2004. 14 January 2013. 2005. Koordinatoriat Bangit Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. Indonesian. 978-979-99398-2-1.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Simeulue Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1109)