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Simeulue Tengah

Coordinates: 2°36′15″N 96°0′32″E / 2.60417°N 96.00889°E / 2.60417; 96.00889
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Central Simeulue
(Kecamatan Simeulue Tengah)
District (Kecamatan)
Central Simeulue is located in Sumatra
Central Simeulue
Central Simeulue
Coordinates: 2°36′15″N 96°0′32″E / 2.60417°N 96.00889°E / 2.60417; 96.00889
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceAceh
RegencySimeulue
Area
 • Total112.48 km2 (43.43 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total7,647
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

Simeulue Tengah (Central Simeulue) is a district of the Simeulue Regency on Simeulue island in the Indonesian province of Aceh. At the 2010 Census it had a total population of 9,010 people,[1] living in 1,930 households in 2005.[2] Following the splitting off of eight villages (kampong) to form a separate Simeulue Cut district in 2012, the reduced Simeulue Tengah District covers 112.48 km2 and had a population of 7,647 in mid 2023.[3]

Administrative divisions

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As at 2010, Simeulue Tengah was divided administratively into 24 kampong. However in 2012 eight of these were removed from the regency to form a new district (kecamatan) of Simeulue Cut. The remaining sixteen kampong are:

  1. Dihit
  2. Kampung Aie
  3. Kuta Batu
  4. Lakubang
  5. Lamayang
  6. Lambaya
  7. Latitik
  8. Lauke
  9. Lauree
  10. Luan Sorip
  11. Putra Jaya
  12. Sebee
  13. Situfa Jaya
  14. Suak Baru
  15. Wel Langkum
  16. Wel Wel

References

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  1. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ^ "Total population per village:Simeuleu District". United Nations. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Simeulue Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1109)