Simeulue Timur (East Simeulue) is a

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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 ...

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

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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 28,931 people, living in 4,334 households in 2005. In 2020, after being reduced in 2012, it covered 175.97 km² and had a population of 27,569 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 28,830.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Simeulue Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1109)

Administrative divisions

As at 2010, Simeulue Timur was divided administratively into 29 villages (/''

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''.) However, in 2012 twelve of these were split off to form a new district of Teupah Tengah (Central Teupah). The remaining 17 are: *Air Dingin *Air Pinang *Amaiteng Mulia *Ameria Bahagia *Ganting *Kota Batu *Kuala Makmur *Linggi *Lugu *Pulau Siumat *Sefoyan *Sinabang *Suak Buluh *Suka Jaya *Suka Karya *Suka Maju *Ujung Tinggi The town of Sinabang is the administrative headquarters of

It is situated on a large bay on the northeast coast of the island.

References

Districts of Aceh {{Aceh-geo-stub