Simeulue Timur Explained

East Simeulue
Native Name:(Kecamatan Sileulue Timur)
Settlement Type:District (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 Km2:175.97
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:28830
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:WIB
Utc Offset:+7
Coordinates:2.5186°N 96.3342°W

Simeulue Timur (East Simeulue) is a district of the Simeulue Regency on Simeulue island in the Indonesian province of Aceh. At the 2010 census, it had a total population of 28,931 people,[2] living in 4,334 households in 2005.[3] In 2020, after being reduced in 2012, it covered 175.97 km2 and had a population of 27,569 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 28,830.[5]

Administrative divisions

As at 2010, Simeulue Timur was divided administratively into 29 villages (/kelurahan.) However, in 2012 twelve of these were split off to form a new district of Teupah Tengah (Central Teupah). The remaining 17 are:

  1. Air Dingin
  2. Air Pinang
  3. Amaiteng Mulia
  4. Ameria Bahagia
  5. Ganting
  6. Kota Batu
  7. Kuala Makmur
  8. Linggi
  9. Lugu
  10. Pulau Siumat
  11. Sefoyan
  12. Sinabang
  13. Suak Buluh
  14. Suka Jaya
  15. Suka Karya
  16. Suka Maju
  17. Ujung Tinggi

The town of Sinabang is the administrative headquarters of Simeulue Regency It is situated on a large bay on the northeast coast of the island.

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Simeulue Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1109)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Web site: [ftp://ftp.gps.caltech.edu/pub/meltzner/FTP-OLD/Simeulue/Simeulue-VillageMap-2.pdf+&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgJSCo_Wg7Vtaf680J1ok5lXbzhNc5Q7n-3kdsAa41P9DYt5uv2Ny_hn-ASdOaAWhyqgb3JDLsNlR_1AZCJ0envTwDTwgrxFbJFoesHvzNG1ozz8BcI-ycswv_K7-O3OqkxZ2m4&sig=AHIEtbR7ZcfvMf00mic6E2opqZ6pymDrPQ Total population per village:Simeuleu District]. United Nations. 10 April 2005. 14 January 2013.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Simeulue Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1109)