West Aceh Regency

West Aceh Regency

Infobox Regency of Indonesia
official_name = West Aceh
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province = Aceh
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capital = Meulaboh
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area_total = 2,442
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 251,227
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West Aceh Regency is a regency ( _id. kabupaten) in the Aceh province of Indonesia. The seat of the regency government is at Meulaboh.

The regency is among the hardest-hit areas during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. On December 26 2004, the earthquake struck off the western coast of Sumatra and subsequently produced tsunamis, the event of which had reportedly killed over 220,000 people around the rim of the Indian Ocean.

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* List of regencies and cities of Indonesia


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