Salang is an administrative
district
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(''kecamatan'') of the
Simeulue Regency
Simeulue Regency () is a regency in the Aceh special region of Indonesia. It occupies the whole island of Simeulue (Pulau Simeulue), 150 km off the west coast of Sumatra, which with its many small offshore islands covers a land area of . It ...
on
Simeulue island
Simeulue is an island of Indonesia, off the west coast of Sumatra. It covers an area of 1,754 square kilometre (677 square miles), including minor offshore islands. It had a population of 80,674 at the 2010 census and 92,865 at the 2020 census ...
in the
Indonesia
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n province of
Aceh
Aceh ( , ; , Jawi script, Jawoë: ; Van Ophuijsen Spelling System, Old Spelling: ''Atjeh'') is the westernmost Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the northern end of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capit ...
. At the 2010 Census it had a total population of 7,625 people,
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] which by mid 2023 had increased to 9,222.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Simeulue Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1109)]
Administrative divisions
Salang is divided administratively into 16 ''kampong'':
* Along
* Bunga
* Ganang Pusako
* Jaya Baru
* Karya Bakti
* Kenangan Jaya
* Lalla Bahagia
* Meunafah
* Mutiara
* Nasreuhe
* Padang Unoi
* Panton Lawe
* Suak Manang
* Tameng
* Tamon
* Ujung Salang
References
Districts of Aceh
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