Country Indonesia Regency June 26, 1974 Area code(s) +62 629 Area 4,231 km² Population 188,461 (2014) | Special region Aceh Time zone WIB (UTC+7) Vehicle registration H Capital Kutacane Province Aceh | |
Southeast Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara) is a regency in the Aceh special region of Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 4,231.41 square kilometres and according to the 2010 census had a population of 179,010 people; the latest official estimate (as at 2014) is 188,461. The seat of the regency government is at Kutacane.In 1974, the Southeast Aceh Regency was separated from the Central Aceh Regency; however in 2002 the northern part of this regency was itself split away to form the new Gayo Lues Regency. The main commodities produced in the regency are palm oil, cacao, coconut, coffee, nutmeg, walnut, and pachouli oil The main rivers are the Alas River and the Butan River. It contains the Leuser Ecosystem.
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Map of Aceh Tenggara Regency, Aceh, Indonesia
The Non-Alas People
The original inhabitant in this regency is Alas people. They use Alas language and live in under the customs (adat). However, S.E.Aceh Regency is very plural. Many comers from other regencies of Aceh and ouside Aceh live here and become part of the people. Although this Regency is part of Aceh province, Aceh tribe (eastern coast tribe) does not dominate this place.
Here are some other tribes other than Alas communing in the regency:
Some people are still new at the Regency and do not make majority, such as people from Palembang.
Administrative divisions
The regency is divided administratively into sixteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census: