Blangpidie

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|subdivision_name1 = Aceh

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|subdivision_name2 = Southwest Aceh Regency

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|subdivision_name3 = Sumatra

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|area_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Aceh Barat Daya Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1112)

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Blangpidie or Blang Pidie is a town in the Aceh province of Indonesia and the capital of Southwest Aceh Regency. Blangpidie is located on the west coast of Sumatra island and the main Banda AcehMedan road passes through the town.{{cite web |url= https://www.kemendagri.go.id/pages/detail/108-permendagri-no137-tahun-2017 |title= Peraturan Menteri Dalam Negeri Nomor 137 Tahun 2017 tentang Kode dan Data Wilayah Administrasi Pemerintahan |publisher= Kementerian Dalam Negeri Republik Indonesia |access-date= 5 December 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190919205500/https://www.kemendagri.go.id/pages/detail/108-permendagri-no137-tahun-2017 |archive-date= 2019-09-19 |url-status= dead }}

Demography

The population of Blangpidie District at the 2020 Census was 23,810 persons.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The official mid-2022 population estimate was 24,440.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Aceh Barat Daya Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1112)

Transportation

The city is served by the Blangpidie Airport {{airport codes|KJX}}.

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