Teunom, a town in the
Aceh Jaya Regency
Aceh Jaya Regency ( id, Kabupaten Aceh Jaya) is a regency of Aceh Special Region, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency covers an area of 3,814 square kilometres and had a population of 76,782 people at the 2010 census Bir ...
of
Aceh province on the island of
Sumatra in
Indonesia
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, with a population of about 12,000, was reported to have ''"vanished completely leaving only scattered shards of concrete"'' as a result of the
tsunami
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produced by the
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Officials stated that 8,000 out of a population of 18,000 were killed (January 2, 2005 story).
See also
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Calang
Calang ( Jawoë: چالڠ), the capital of the Aceh Jaya Regency of the special territory (''daerah istimewa'') of Aceh was on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It had a population of about 12,000 though it was reported to have ''"vanished comp ...
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Meulaboh
Meulaboh ( Jawoë: ملابوه; or ''Moulabouh'') is the capital of West Aceh Regency, Indonesia.
Geography
Meulaboh is about 245 km southeast of Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province. Meulaboh is located in the western part of Sumatr ...
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Tapaktuan
Tapaktuan is a town in the southwest of Aceh province. The town is the capital (seat of the government) of South Aceh Regency. According to the 2013 census, it has a population of 23,100.
Climate
Tapaktuan has a tropical rainforest climate
A ...
References
Leuser International FoundationABCNews quoting Associated Press
Populated places in Aceh
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