Jantho Explained

Official Name:	Jantho
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:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Aceh
Subdivision Type2:	Regency
Subdivision Name2:	Aceh Besar Regency
Area Total Km2:	592.50
Population As Of:	2020 Census
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	9,440
Timezone:	IWST
Utc Offset:	+7
Coordinates:	5.3°N 95.6333°W

Kota Jantho (Jantho town) is a small town in Aceh province of Indonesia. Jantho is the seat of local government for the Aceh Besar Regency. It covers an area of 592.5 km² and had a population of 8,443 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 9,440 at the 2020 Census.^[3]

Jantho became famous due to a report, when a woman was publicly whipped in accordance with Sharia law.^{[4] [5]}

Climate

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

See also

• List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

Notes and References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
4. News: 24 hours in pictures. The Guardian. 8 April 2011.
5. Web site: Islamization Watch: Indonesian women caned at mosque for selling food during Muslim festival of Ramadan: Crowd shouts: "Add to it. Let her feel it." . 2011-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111011061912/http://islamizationwatch.blogspot.com/2010/10/indonesian-women-caned-at-mosque-for.html . 2011-10-11 . dead .