Subulussalam


Subulussalam is a city in the south of Aceh province of Indonesia. It is located inland on the island of Sumatra. On 2 January 2007, the provincial government of Aceh declared Subulussalam to be an independent city as a result of the administration being separated from that of Aceh Singkil Regency. of which it was formerly a part. It is located at. It covers an area of 1,391 km2, and it had a population of 67,446 at the 2010 Census and of 90,751 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as in 2024 was 105,553. As a result, Subulussalam is the most sparsely populated city in Indonesia, with an overall population density in 2024 of only 75.9 people per km2, and including wide swathes of rural areas.

Administrative Districts

Subulussalam city consists of five administrative districts, tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates for 2024. The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district, and its postal codes.
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
2024		No.
of
villages		Post
codes
11.75.01Simpang Kiri21327,57335,88641,6191724781
11.75.02Penanggalan9311,47916,91619,9291324780
11.75.03Rundeng32010,99414,14216,4232324779
11.75.04Sultan Daulat60212,96017,12619,8201924783
11.75.05Longkib1634,4406,6817,7621024782
Totals1,39167,44690,751105,55382

Climate

Subulussalam has a tropical rainforest climate with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.