North Aceh Regency
North Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Utara) is a regency in Aceh Province - which was formerly called the Aceh special territory (Daerah Istimewa Aceh) in 1959–2001), and then Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam in 2001–2009), before reverting to Aceh Province in 2009. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency covers an area of 3,236.86 square kilometres and had a population of 534,085 at the 2010 census and 602,793 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 614,640. The administrative centre is now at Lhoksukon; this followed the separation in 2001 of the former capital of Lhokseumawe, which was cut out of the regency by Law No. 2 of 2001 on 21 June 2001 to form an independent city.
North Aceh Regency
Kabupaten Aceh Utara | |
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Location within Aceh | |
| Coordinates: 5.00°N 96.75°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Sumatra |
| Province | Aceh |
| Established | 1956 |
| Regency seat | Lhoksukon |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Muhammad Thaib |
| • Vice Regent | Fauzi Yusuf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,705.26 km2 (1,044.51 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 614,640 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 645 |
| Website | acehutara.go.id |
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