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]
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:
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.