Calang Explained

Official Name:Calang
Translit Lang1:Other
Translit Lang1 Type1:Jawoë
Translit Lang1 Info1:چالڠ
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Aceh#Indonesia_Sumatra North#Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sumatra
Subdivision Name2:Aceh
Subdivision Type3:Regency
Subdivision Name3:Aceh Jaya Regency
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:IWST
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:4.6333°N 130°W
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:(+62) 654

Calang (Jawoë: چالڠ), the capital of the Aceh Jaya Regency of the special territory (daerah istimewa) of Aceh is on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It had a population of about 12,000 though it was reported to have "vanished completely leaving only scattered shards of concrete" as a result of the tsunami produced by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Only about 30 per cent of the townspeople survived.

The trail of destruction left by the tsunami extends two kilometers inland from the coast. Whole hills have been washed away.

The township, a former Indonesian Military (TNI, Tentara Nasional Indonesia) stronghold, has been relocated inland according to Indonesian Welfare Minister Alwi Shihab.

Climate

Calang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

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4.6333°N 130°W