Bireuën Regency


Bireuën Regency is a regency of Aceh, the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra, and was created on 4 October 1999 from the former western districts of North [Aceh Regency]. The capital is the town of Bireuën, 105 miles east of the provincial capital, Banda Aceh. The regency covers an area of 1,796.97 square kilometres and had a population of 340,271 people according to the 2000 Census; at the 2010 Census it had a population of 389,288, which had risen to 436,418 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2024 was 459,073 - comprising 227,111 males and 231,962 females. It is bordered by the Strait of Malacca on the northeast coastline. Bireuen has been affected by the clashes between the Free Aceh Movement and the government, and by the 2004 [Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004].
The regency's name is commonly spelled without the diaeresis on the : Kabupaten Bireuen.

Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into seventeen districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district, and its post code.
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
11.11.01Samalanga141.3327,20927,90728,358Samalanga4624264
11.11.11Simpang Mamplam157.8124,47027,23728,562Simpang Mamplam4124253
11.11.08Pandrah113.937,6698,8069,346Pandrah Kandeh1924265
11.11.02Jeunieb112.4922,30925,24426,641Jeunieb4324263
11.11.12Peulimbang118.3210,24312,08512,962Peulimbang2224266
11.11.03Peudada319.6023,99627,83929,665Peudada5224262
Subtotals
Western half		963.48115,896129,118135,534223
11.11.09Juli231.0928,73833,73136,106Beunyot3624250
11.11.04Jeumpa108.9932,18936,93039,183Blang Bladeh4224251
11.11.13Kota Juang
16.9044,60447,67049,208Bandar Bireuën2324252
11.11.14Kuala17.0816,16918,73119,948Cot Batee2024260
11.11.10Jangka37.7125,69828,68730,116Jangka4624261
11.11.05Peusangan59.0347,49452,71655,222Matang Glumpang Dua6924267
11.11.16Peusangan Selatan
94.0913,08014,88915,749Geulanggang Labu2124268
11.11.15Peusangan Siblah Krueng111.2010,44711,95612,673Lueng Daneuen2124269
11.11.06Makmur71.6913,88715,65616,499Ulee Gle2724357
11.11.07Ganda Pura38.6820,88123,73225,088Geurugok4024356
11.11.17Kuta Blang47.0420,20522,60223,747Kuta Blang4124358
Subtotals
Eastern half		833.49273,392307,300323,539386
Totals1,796.97389,288436,418459,073Bandar Bireuën609