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Aceh Tamiang Regency Aceh Tamiang Regency ( id, Kabupaten Aceh Tamiang) is a regency in the east of Aceh province of Indonesia, bordering on North Sumatra Province to the east. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency covers an area of 1,957.02 square ...

to the east and is otherise surrounded by Birem Bayeun District of Aceh Timur Regency (of which the city was formerly a part until 2001) to the north, west and south. The city covers an area of 239.83 square kilometres and had a population of 148,945 at the 2010 Census (compared with 117,256 at the previous 2000 Census); this grew to 185,971 at the 2020 Census. Langsa is located 440 kilometres (273 miles) from the city of Banda Aceh, the province's capital. Langsa is close to its province's southern border and is 167 kilometres (103 miles) from

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, the capital city of North Sumatra. This makes Langsa a strategic city for trade and traffic between the two provinces. There are several universities in the city of Langsa both state and private universities. Among them are

Samudra University Samudra University (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Universitas Samudra'', abbreviated Unsam) is an Indonesian public university in the city of Langsa, Aceh. Initially an affiliate of the Syiah Kuala University, the university separated into it ...

and IAIN Zawiyah Cot Kala, Campus LP3I. The city hosts several schools of nursing and midwifery, including the Academy of Nursing of "Harapan Ibu", the Academy of Nursing "Yayasan Cut Nyak Dhien" and the Academy of Nursing "UMMI".

Administrative districts

The city is divided into five districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with areas and their population at the 2010 and 2020 Censuses.Badan Pusat Statiustik, Jakarta, 2021. The table also includes the number of administrative villages (urban ''kelurahan'' and rural ''desa'') in each district.

Climate

Langsa has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southea ...

(Af) with moderate rainfall from February to April and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

Population

Langsa's population is mainly made up of people of Acehnese, Malay, Javanese, Chinese, and Batak ethnicities. Acehnese is the main language used by people who consider themselves as of Acehnese ethnicity, but the

Indonesian language Indonesian ( ) is the official and national language of Indonesia. It is a standardized variety of Malay, an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries. Indonesia ...

is the official language. Islam is the religion of the majority in Aceh, including Langsa, but other religions exist, such as Christianity and Buddhism. Buddhism is common among Langsa's ethnically Chinese population. Although Langsa is a city of rich ethnic and religious diversity, its population tends to be tolerant of each other's differences.

People from Langsa

* Jessica Mila *

Kivlan Zen Major General ( Ret.) Kivlan Zen is an Indonesian former military officer who was the chief of staff of KOSTRAD (Army Strategic Command). He led the XVII Garuda Contingent on 1990 in the Philippines. He served as an aide to Prabowo Subianto, the ...

* Jusman Syafii Djamal * Johannes Antonius Franciscus Roelen * Peter Kuiper * Jalwandi Jamal

References

External links

Kota Langsa Official Website
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