Takengon

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Takengon
Town
Other transcription(s)
 • Jawiتقاڠاون
Takengon is located in Indonesia
Takengon
Takengon
Coordinates: 4°36′N 96°51′E / 4.600°N 96.850°E / 4.600; 96.850Coordinates: 4°36′N 96°51′E / 4.600°N 96.850°E / 4.600; 96.850
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceAceh
RegencyCentral Aceh Regency
Time zoneUTC+7 (Western Indonesia Standard Time)

Takengon is a town in Aceh, Indonesia. The town itself sits on three administrative districts of the Central Aceh Regency - Bebesen, Kebayakan, and Lut Tawar, and acts as the seat of Central Aceh Regency. The town is in the highlands of western Sumatra, situated on the shores of Lake Laut Tawar. The region around Takengon is well known for its coffee. The indigenous people in Takengon are the Gayonese people or as they're usually called, "urang Gayo".

History[]

During the 11th century, a Gayo kingdom known as Linge existed in the vicinity of Takengon in Central Aceh. Following the Aceh War and the intrusion of Dutch colonialism, the region was established as an Onderafdeeling in 1904, with Takengon as its seat. Due to Takengon's location in the highlands, Dutch authorities assumed that it would be able to sustain commercial plantations, and despite the poor road connections and infrastructure in the region agricultural commodities became making inroads in Takengon. 1914 saw the opening of a road connecting Takengon to Bireuën, allowing the entry of commercial firms who opened pine and coffee plantations.[1][2]

Following Indonesian independence, Takengon was organised as the administrative seat of Central Aceh Regency, which initially also included modern Gayo Lues and Bener Meriah until they were split out in 1974 and 2003 respectively.[2]

Transports[]

Takengon is served by the (IATA: TXE, ICAO: WITK), which on March 3, 2016 has been improved to accommodate bigger airplanes with 30 by 2,250 metres square runway, 95 by 150 metres square apron and 1,000 metres square terminal to serve up to 200,000 passengers per year. Currently Rembele Airport has about 4,000 passengers a year.[3]

Climate[]

Takengon has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.

hideClimate data for Takengon
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 25.1
(77.2) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.3
(79.3) 		25.7
(78.3) 		25.8
(78.4) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.7
(76.5) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.7
(78.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.4
(68.7) 		20.9
(69.6) 		21.0
(69.8) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.4
(70.5) 		20.8
(69.4) 		20.3
(68.5) 		20.3
(68.5) 		20.2
(68.4) 		20.5
(68.9) 		20.3
(68.5) 		20.5
(68.9) 		20.7
(69.2)
Average low °C (°F) 15.8
(60.4) 		15.4
(59.7) 		15.8
(60.4) 		16.4
(61.5) 		16.0
(60.8) 		15.4
(59.7) 		14.9
(58.8) 		14.9
(58.8) 		15.4
(59.7) 		15.9
(60.6) 		15.9
(60.6) 		15.9
(60.6) 		15.6
(60.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 165
(6.5) 		118
(4.6) 		185
(7.3) 		172
(6.8) 		129
(5.1) 		61
(2.4) 		67
(2.6) 		86
(3.4) 		145
(5.7) 		206
(8.1) 		224
(8.8) 		222
(8.7) 		1,780
(70)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

Gallery[]

  • Laut Tawar Lake

  • Takengon

References[]

  1. ^ Iswanto, Sufandi; Zulfan, Zulfan; Suryana, Nina (12 April 2020). "Gayo Highland Takengon from 1904 To 1942: A Historical Analysis of Coffee Plantations at the Era of Dutch Colonialism". Paramita: Historical Studies Journal. 30 (1): 69–82. doi:10.15294/paramita.v30i1.21637. ISSN 2407-5825.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Sejarah Berliku Kota Dingin di Aceh" (in Indonesian). Jaringan Komunitas Masyarakat Adat Aceh. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. ^ M Iqbal (March 2016). "Jokowi Hari Ini Resmikan Bandara Rembele di Takengon". Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Climate: Takengon". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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