North Aceh Regency


North Aceh Regency is a regency in Aceh province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency covers a land area of 2,705.26 square kilometres and had a population of 534,085 at the 2010 census and 602,793 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2024 was 641,007.
The administrative centre is now at the town of Lhoksukon; this followed the splitting off of the western districts from the regency to form a separate Bireuen Regency on 4 October 1999, and then the creation of the independent city of Lhokseumawe out of what was formerly the capital, which was cut out of the regency on 21 June 2001.

Economy

This regency is included in one of the largest industrial regions outside Java, especially with the opening of liquid gas processing industry plants based on PT Arun LNG in Lhokseumawe, 1974. There were several large factories nearby at the time: PT.Kertas Kraft Aceh, pabrik Pupuk AAF and pabrik Pupuk Iskandar Muda. The Port of Krueng Geukueh is located in the regency.
In the agricultural sector, the regency has a good reputation as an important rice producer. The whole North Aceh Regency has the greatest potential of any region in Aceh and its income per capita is above Rp 1.4 million or Rp 6 million.
Gas and petroleum fields were found in Lhokseumawe, North Aceh's former capital city around the 1970s. Then, many investors interested in its natural resources came to Aceh. Since then, liquefied natural gas processed in refinery of PT. Arun Natural Gas Liquefaction Co, coming from the installation of PT. ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia in Lhokseumawe industrial zone, had changed this regency to modern petrochemistry industrial region.
There are 2 sectors dominating economical activity in North Aceh, i.e. mining and excavating, and processing industrial sector. In mining sector, the gas wells processed by PT. EMOI surely become one of this sector's pioneering factor.

Religion

North Aceh's inhabitants are predominantly Muslim. Minorities have the freedom to worship according to their respective religions.

Border

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-seven districts, listed 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 administrative villages within 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
11.08.15Sawang379.3334,02439,06341,412Sawang3924377
11.08.16Nisam70.4417,25519,66321,385Keude Amplah2924378
11.08.27Nisam Antara147.3612,19513,46514.149Alue Dua624379
11.08.26Banda Baro26.917,4377,9268,552Ulee Nyeue924376
11.08.03Kuta Makmur143.3722,20826,37929,428Buloh Blang Awa3924371
11.08.22Simpang Keramat95.518,7819,95711,444Kedee Simpang Empat1624313
11.08.11Syamtalira Bayu33.7119,11022,39323,527Baru3824370
11.08.25Geureudong Pase107.624,4845,5346,160Mbang1124373
11.08.07Meurah Mulia39.5517,75621,02422,729Jungka Gajah5024372
11.08.05Matangkuli27.3916,55818,75620,211Matang Kuli4924386
11.08.20Paya Bakong271.0312,79415,55516,424Keude Paya Bakong3924383
11.08.24Pirak Timu34.067,4748,7999,375Alue Bungkoh2324384
11.08.17Cot Girek307.3218,49220,30521,086Cot Girek2424352
11.08.14Tanah Jambo Aye93.4539,46144,22246,031Panton Labu4724395
11.08.18Langkahan181.8521,09022,51823,883Langkahan2324394
11.08.09Seunuddon77.4123,45725,98227,020Seunuddon3324393
11.08.01Baktiya122.9632,73137,65740,651Alue Le Puteh5724392
11.08.19Baktiya Barat
73.2717,08218,98020,261Keude Sampoiniet2624396
11.08.04Lhoksukon146.9644,35849,73352,406Lhoksukon7524382
11.08.12Tanah Luas156.2722,21725,19327,087Blang Jruen5724387
11.08.21Nibong17.399,12110,77811,607Keude Nibong2024385
11.08.08Samudera32.5924,58927,14729,032Geudong4024374
11.08.10Syamtalira Aron24.5916,59119,34520,281Simpang Muling3424381
11.08.13Tanah Pasir13.778,4459,97810,408Jrat Manyang1824390
11.08.23Lapang25.507,9748,8069,099Lapang1124391
11.08.06Muara Batu27.2924,58527,75329,360Krueng Mane2424355
11.08.02Dewantara28.3843,79745,88247,999Krueng Geukueh1524354
Totals2,705.26534,085602,793641,007Lhoksukon852

Politics

The current regent is Muhammad Thaib also known as '''Cek Mad.'''