Pidie Regency

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Pidie Regency
Kabupaten Pidie
Regency
Official seal of Pidie Regency
Seal
Location within Aceh
Location within Aceh
Pidie Regency is located in Aceh
Pidie Regency
Pidie Regency
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Coordinates: 4°40′00″N 96°00′00″E / 4.66667°N 96°E / 4.66667; 96
Country Indonesia
RegionSumatra
Province Aceh
Established1956
Regency seatSigli
Government
 • RegentRoni Ahmad
 • Vice RegentFadhlullah T.M. Daud
Area
 • Total3,184.45 km2 (1,229.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total435,275
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 653
Websitepidiekab.go.id

Pidie Regency (also known as: Pidie, Pědir;[2] "king of"; Indonesian: Kabupaten Pidie) is a regency of Aceh Special region, in Indonesia. It is located in the north of the island of Sumatra, in Western Indonesia, bordered by the Malacca Strait and Pidie Jaya Regency (which was formerly a part of Pidie Regency until it was separated out in 2007) 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 3,184.45 square kilometres and had a population of 379,108 people at the 2010 Census[3] and 435,275 at the 2020 Census.[4] Pidie was the largest rice-producing area of Aceh province, producing some 20% of its total output.

People from Pidie control various markets in Aceh special region, in the neighbouring province of North Sumatra (specifically its Medan City), and in the neighboring country of Malaysia. [5]

Administrative divisions[]

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-three districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[6] and the 2020 Census.[7] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (desa and kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

Name Area
in km2[8]		 Pop'n
Census
2010[9]		 Pop'n
Census
2020[10]		 Admin
centre		 No. of
villages		 Post
code
Geumpang 657.07 6,008 7,184 Geumpang 5 24167
Mane 675.04 7,786 8,905 Mane 4 24189
Glumpang Tiga 54.84 16,888 19,348 Glumpang Minyeuk 34 24183
Glumpang Baro 12.12 9,622 10,981 Cot Glumpang 21 24180
Mutiara 16.75 18,418 21,041 Beureunuen 29 24173
Mutiara Timur
(East Mutiara)		 31.24 30,767 35,319 Bandar Mutiara 48 24175
Tiro (Truseb) 174.69 7,097 8,440 Tiro 19 24174
Tangse 786.58 23,509 26,948 Tangse 28 24166
Keumala 49.30 8,905 10,492 Keumala 18 24165
Titeue 27.42 6,101 7,176 Titeue 13 24168
Sakti 38.52 18,817 21,374 Kota Bakti 49 24164
Mila 35.32 8,068 9,835 Mila 20 24163
Padang Tiji 257.59 19,633 24,063 Padang Tiji 64 24161
Delima 24.99 18,659 21,673 Reubee 44 24161
Grong-Grong 7.77 6,209 6,753 Grong-Grong 15 24150
Indrajaya 25.41 20,715 23,325 Caleue 49 24171
Peukan Baro 17.29 18,253 20,619 Lampoih Saka 48 24172
Kembang Tanjong 28.87 19,315 21,609 Kembang Tanjong 45 24182
Simpang Tiga 24.86 20,291 23,211 Simpang Tiga 52 24181
Kota Sigli
(Sigli town)		 6.56 18,829 20,202 Kota Sigli 15 24115
-24119
Pidie (town) 26.09 39,814 45,452 Lhok Keutapang 64 24151
Batee 46.11 18,077 20,589 Batee 28 24152
Muara Tiga 160.03 17,427 20,736 Laweueng 18 24153
Totals 3,184.45 379,108 435,275 Kota Sigli 730

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).
  • (former governor of Aceh and Former Minister for Food).
  • (Former minister of indonesian human rights).
  • Hasan Tiro (Founder and command center of GAM).
  • (Former chief minister of Malaysian).
  • (Party chairman and Advisory specially Indonesian delegation to the UN).
  • or Richard (influential businessmen in Indonesian).
  • Teuku Iskandar (scholar, one of the founders of Syiah Kuala University Aceh).

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Ricklefs, M.C. (2008). History of Modern Indonesia Since c. 1200. Stanford University Press. p. 364.
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ^ The second five-year development plan, 1974/75-1978/79. Dept. of Information, Republic of Indonesia. 1977. p. 29. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  6. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  8. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2016.
  9. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  10. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

Coordinates: 4°40′00″N 96°00′00″E / 4.66667°N 96°E / 4.66667; 96

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