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Aceh Singkil Regency

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Country
  
Indonesia

Time zone
  
WIB (UTC+7)

Area
  
2,185 km²

Province
  
Aceh

Regency
  
1999

Area code(s)
  
+62 658

Population
  
107,921 (2014)

Capital
  
Singkil

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Aceh Singkil Regency is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the Aceh province of Indonesia. It is situated largely on the island of Sumatra, but also includes the offshore Banyak Islands, the largest of which is Tuangku (Great Banyak), with the principal town of Alaban. The seat of the regency government is at Singkil on the Sumatra coast.

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Map of Aceh Singkil Regency, Aceh, Indonesia

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into ten districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:

Tourism - Banyak Islands

"Banyak" means "many" because there are 99 islands, of which only a few are inhabited. Yachts from Nias Island or directly from abroad carries foreign tourists to Big Palambak Island or Small Palambak Island to take fresh water and snorkelling. Tailena Island, Rago-rago Island, Panjang (Long) Island and Matahari (Sun) Island are also suitable for scuba diving, while in Tuwanku (My Master) Island a conservation of Penyu Hijau (Chelonia Mydas) and Penyu Belimbing (Dermochelys coriacea) is established.

References

Aceh Singkil Regency Wikipedia