Country Indonesia Regency 1956 Area code(s) +62 655 Capital Meulaboh Province Aceh | Special region Aceh Time zone WIB (UTC+7) Area 2,928 km² Population 182,721 (2014) | |
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University STAIN Teungku Dirundeng Meulaboh | ||
West Aceh Regency is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the Aceh special region of Indonesia. The regency currently covers an area of 2,927.95 square kilometres and according to the 2010 census had a population of 173,558; the latest estimate (as at 2014) is 182,721. These figures include the city of Meulaboh, which was the seat of the regency government until 8 July 2013 when it was separated out as an independent city. The regency is a palm oil producing area. Some of the people of the regency are Minangkabau-descended Aneuk Jamee.
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Map of West Aceh Regency, Aceh, Indonesia
The regency was among the hardest-hit areas during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
The regency is bordered by the regencies of Aceh Jaya to the west, Pidie to the north, Central Aceh to the northeast, and Nagan Raya to the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean to the southwest.
Administrative divisions
The regency was divided administratively into twelve sub-districts (kecamatan), listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census:
However, on 8 July 2013 the city of Meulaboh was separated out of the regency to become an independent city.