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Pidie Regency

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Country
  
Indonesia

Regency
  
1956

Area code(s)
  
+62 643

Capital
  
Sigli

Province
  
Aceh

Special region
  
Aceh

Time zone
  
WIB (UTC+7)

Area
  
3,087 km²

Population
  
399,124 (2014)

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Website
  
http://www.pidie.go.id/

Pidie Regency is a regency of Aceh Special region, in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Malacca Strait and Pidie Jaya Regency (which was formerly a part of Pidie Regency) in the north, Aceh Besar Regency in the west, Bireuen Regency in the northeast, and Aceh Jaya Regency in the south. The regency covers an area of 3,086.95 square kilometres and according to the 2010 census had a population of 379,108 people; the latest official estimate (as at 2014) is 399,124. As of 1977, Pidie was the largest rice producing area of Aceh province, producing some 20% of its total output.

Contents

Map of Pidie Regency, Aceh, Indonesia

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into 22 districts (kecamatan):

  • Batee
  • Delima
  • Geumpang
  • Glumpang Baro
  • Glumpang Tiga
  • Grong Grong
  • Indrajaya
  • Kembang Tanjong
  • Kota Sigli
  • Mane
  • Mila
  • Muara Tiga
  • Mutiara
  • Mutiara Timur
  • Padang Tiji
  • Peukan Baro
  • Pidie
  • Sakti
  • Simpang Tiga
  • Tangse
  • Tiro
  • Titeua

    • Notable people

  • Zaini Abdullah (governor of Aceh 2013 - 2018).
  • Teungku Chik di Tiro (Indonesian National Hero).
  • Daud Beureueh (Military Governor of aceh).
  • Teuku Mohammad Hasan (The first governor of Sumatra).
  • Ibrahim Hasan (former governor of Aceh and Former Minister for Food).
  • Hasballah M Saad (Former minister of indonesian human rights).
  • Hasan Tiro (Founder and command center of GAM).
  • Sanusi Juned (Former chief minister of Malaysian).
  • Ismail Hassan Metareum (Party chairman and Advisory specially Indonesian delegation to the UN).
  • Ibrahim Risjad or Richard (influential businessmen in Indonesian).

    • References

    Pidie Regency Wikipedia
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