Aceh Jaya Regency ( id, Kabupaten Aceh Jaya) is a
regency of
Aceh
Aceh ( ), officially the Aceh Province ( ace, Nanggroë Acèh; id, Provinsi Aceh) is the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the northernmost of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capital and largest city. Granted a s ...
Special Region,
Indonesia. It is located on the island of
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
. The regency covers an area of 3,814 square kilometres and had a population of 76,782 people at the 2010 census
[ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 93,159 at the 2020 Census, of whom 47,264 were male and 45,895 female. The official estimate as at mid 2021 was 94,418. The seat of the Regency is
Calang, in Krueng Sabee District. The main crops grown in the Regency are
rice,
rambutan,
durian
The durian (, ) is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus ''Durio''. There are 30 recognised ''Durio'' species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. ''Durio zibethinus'', native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the onl ...
,
orange,
water melon,
rubber,
palm and
coconut oil
frameless , right , alt = A cracked coconut and a bottle of coconut oil
Coconut oil (or coconut butter) is an edible oil derived from the wick, meat, and milk of the coconut palm fruit. Coconut oil is a white solid fat; in warmer climates duri ...
.
Administrative divisions
As at 2010, the regency was divided administratively into six
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
(''kecamatan''); however, three additional districts (Indra Jaya, Darul Hikmah and Pasie Raya) have since been created by the division of existing districts. The nine districts, listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of
villages (Aceh: ''gampong'') in each, and the district post code.
Note: (a) the 2010 populations of the new districts are included in the totals for the districts from which they were divided. (b) includes three small offshore islands. (c) includes a small offshore island.
Earthquake
On December 26, 2004, the regency was affected by the
Indian Ocean earthquake
An earthquake and a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami and, by the scientific community, the Sumatra–Andaman earthquake, occurred at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7) on 26 December 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of northern Sum ...
. The Indonesian Government has announced that a rebuilt Calang will be sited further inland, although individual families and businesses are rebuilding at the same location along the coast. By October 2006 substantial parts of the town of Calang had been reconstructed, including a small hotel and a number of restaurants and other businesses. By the end of 2006 a total of 15,000 houses and 57,000 permanent houses had been reconstructed in the regency.
Many people along the coast are still in transitional housing but progress has been made by the various local and many international organizations such as the
Red Cross and
USAID who are assisting with the reconstruction.
References
External links
*
Regencies of Aceh
{{Aceh-geo-stub