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]
Central Simeulue
(Kecamatan Simeulue Tengah) | |
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District (Kecamatan) | |
  Central Simeulue | |
| Coordinates: 2°36′15″N 96°0′32″E / 2.60417°N 96.00889°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Aceh |
| Regency | Simeulue |
| Area | |
| • Total | 112.48 km2 (43.43 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
| • Total | 7,647 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
Administrative divisions edit
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:
- Dihit
- Kampung Aie
- Kuta Batu
- Lakubang
- Lamayang
- Lambaya
- Latitik
- Lauke
- Lauree
- Luan Sorip
- Putra Jaya
- Sebee
- Situfa Jaya
- Suak Baru
- Wel Langkum
- Wel Wel
References edit
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ "Total population per village:Simeuleu District". United Nations. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Simeulue Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1109)
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