North Aceh Regency

North Aceh Regency
North Aceh Regency
—  Regency  —
Country Indonesia
Province Aceh
Regency 1956
Capital Lhoksukon
Government
 – Bupati
Area
 – Total 3,477.92 km2 (1,342.8 sq mi)
Population (2000)
 – Total 632,200
 – Density 181.8/km2 (470.8/sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Website http://www.acehutara.go.id/

North Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Utara) is a regency in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 3,477.92 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 632,200 people.[1]

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Economy

This regency is included in the largest industrial region outside Java, especially with opening of liquid gas' processing industry (PT. Arun LNG) in Lhokseumawe, 1974. There are many large factories: PT.Kertas Kraft Aceh, pabrik Pupuk AAF (Aceh Asean Fertilizer) and pabrik Pupuk Iskandar Muda (PIM).

In agricultural section, this regency has a good reputation as the important rice producer. The whole North Aceh Regency is the most potential region in Aceh and its income per capita is above Rp 1.4 million without oil and natural gas or Rp 6 million with oil and natural gas.

Gas and petroleum fields were found in Lhokseumawe, North Aceh's capital city around 1970s. Then, many investors interesting in its natural resources came to Aceh. Since then, liquefied natural gas (LNG) processed in refinery of PT. Arun Natural Gas Liquefaction (NGL) Co, coming from the installation of PT. ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia (EMOI) in Lhokseumawe industrial zone, had changed this regency to modern petrochemistry industrial region.

There are 2 sectors dominating economical activity in North Aceh, ie. mining and excavating, and processing industrial sector. In mining sector, the gas wells processed by PT. EMOI surely become one of this sector's pioneering factor. With Rp 8.6 quintillion contribution on 2000 GRDP (Gross Regional Domestic Product), it occupies the first rank followed by industrial sector (Rp 4.7 quintillion).

Religion

North Aceh's inhabitants are predominantly Muslim.

Border

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into subdistricts (kecamatan):

  1. Baktiya
  2. Banda Baro
  3. West Baktiya
  4. Cot Girek
  5. Dewantara
  6. Kuta Makmur
  7. Langkahan
  8. Lhoksukon
  9. Matang Kuli
  10. Meurah Mulia
  11. Muara Batu
  12. Nibong
  13. Nisam
  14. Paya Bakong
  15. Samudera
  16. Sawang
  17. Seunuddon
  18. Simpang Keuramat
  19. Syamtalira Aron
  20. Syamtalira Bayu
  21. Tanah Luas
  22. Tanah Jambo Aye
  23. Tanah Pasir

Politics

The current regent is Dr. H.T. Alamsyah Banta replacing Ir. H. Tarmizi A. Karim, M.Sc inaugurated by former governor Abdullah Puteh on August 2004.[citation needed] After the Local Elections on December 2006 Mr. Tgk. Munir Usman as a Mayor of Lhokseumawe City until 2010.[citation needed]

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