Nagan Raya Regency Explained

Official Name:Nagan Raya Regency
Native Name:Kabupaten Nagan Raya
Native Name Lang:id
Type:Regency
Coordinates:4.1667°N 126°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sumatra
Established Title:Established
Established Date:2002
Seat Type:Regency seat
Seat:Suka Makmue
Leader Title:Regent
Leader Name:Muhammad Jamin Idham
Area Total Km2:3544.9
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Total:176461
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone1:IWST
Utc Offset1:+7
Area Code:(+62) 655
Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Aceh#Indonesia_Sumatra North#Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Subdivision Type2:Province
Leader Title1:Vice Regent
Leader Name1:Chalidin Oesman
Area Code Type:Area code

Nagan Raya Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Nagan Raya) is a regency in the Aceh special region of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra, and was formed on 10 April 2002 from districts formerly part of West Aceh Regency. The seat of the regency government is at Suka Makmue. The regency covers an area of 3,544.9 square kilometres and had a population of 139,663 people according to the 2010 Census[2] and 168,392 at the 2020 Census.[3] The official estimate as at mid 2023 was 176,461 (comprising 88,872 males and 87,589 females).[4]

Administrative districts

As at 2010, the regency was divided administratively into eight districts (kecamatan); however in 2011 two additional districts were created - Tripa Makmur (by division from Darul Makmur District) and Beutong Ateuh Banggalang (by division from Beutong District). Their areas (in km2) and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and 2020 Census,[6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023,[7] are listed below. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (gampong) in each district, and its postal codes.

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
codes
11.15.05 Darul Makmur 1,027.9346,95449,41251,655Alue Bilie4023662
11.15.09 Tripa Makmur 189.413(a) 9,0389,695Kabu1123663
11.15.01 Kuala 120.8918,54022,35023,237Ujong Fatihah1723661
11.15.07 Kuala Pesisir
(Coastal Kuala)
76.3414,11017,33818,251Padang Rubek1623660
11.15.08 Tadu Raya 347.1911,18514,73115,592Alue Bata2223664
11.15.04 Beutong 1,017.3214,22813,70114,340Keude Seumot2423672
11.15.10 Beutong Ateuh
Banggalang
405.92(b) 1,9902,112Kuta Teungoh423673
11.15.02 Seunagan 56.7314,46415,92416,449Jeuram3523671
11.15.06 Suka Makmue 51.568,0229,93110,330Lueng Baro1923674
11.15.03 Seunagan Timur
(East Seunagan)
251.6112,16013,97714,800Keude Linteung3423670
Totals 3,544.90139,663 168,392176,461Suka Makmue222

Notes: (a) included in 2010 figure for Darul Makmur District. (b) included in 2010 figure for Beutong District.

Paddy fields

In 2012, Nagan Raya Regency has 24,698 hectares paddy fields with production of 164,586 tonnes of rice equivalent per year. Only a third of production is for regency's consumption and the rest is about 110,000 tonnes sold to other regencies and even to Medan, North Sumatra Province.[8]

See also

External links

4.1667°N 126°W

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Nagan Raya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1115)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Nagan Raya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1115)
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Nagan Raya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1115)
  8. Web site: Nagan Raya fokus ke pertanian . July 26, 2012 . July 26, 2012 . March 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235204/http://www.waspada.co.id/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=255189:nagan-raya-fokus-ke-pertanian&catid=13:aceh&Itemid=26 . live .