Langsa

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Langsa

| official_name = City of Langsa
{{nobold|Kota Langsa}}

| translit_lang1 = Other

| translit_lang1_type1 = Jawi

| translit_lang1_info1 = لڠسا

| native_name =

| native_name_lang =

| settlement_type = City

| image_skyline = File:Langsa Bale Juang.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Bale Juang Museum in Langsa

| image_flag = Flag of Langsa City.png

| flag_alt =

| image_seal =

| seal_alt =

| image_shield = Pemko langsa.jpg

| shield_alt =

| nickname =

| motto = {{langx|id|Terwujudnya Masyarakat yang Aman, Damai, Bermartabat, Maju, Sejahtera, dan Islami}}
{{langx|en|Realization of a Safe Community, Peace, Dignity, Progress, Prosperity with islamic values}}

| image_map = Lokasi Aceh Kota Langsa.svg

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Location within Aceh

| pushpin_map = Indonesia_Aceh#Indonesia_Sumatra North#Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia

| pushpin_label = Langsa

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia

| pushpin_label_position = bottom

| coordinates = {{coord|4|28|48|N|97|57|48|E|region:ID|display=inline,title}}

| coor_pinpoint =

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Indonesia}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Sumatra

| subdivision_type2 = Province

| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Aceh}}

| subdivision_type3 =

| subdivision_name3 =

| established_title = City Established

| established_date = 17 October 2001

| established_title1 =

| established_date1 =

| established_title2 =

| established_date2 =

| established_title3 =

| established_date3 =

| extinct_title =

| extinct_date =

| founder =

| named_for =

| seat_type =

| seat =

| government_footnotes =

| leader_party =

| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Usman Abdullah

| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name1 = Marzuki Hamid

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 239.83

| area_land_km2 =

| area_water_km2 =

| area_water_percent =

| area_note =

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m =

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 186958

| population_as_of = mid 2023 estimate

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_demonym =

| population_note = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kota Langsa Dalam Angka 2024 (sum of returns from District Katalogs as referenced below)

| timezone1 = IWST

| utc_offset1 = +7

| timezone1_DST =

| utc_offset1_DST =

| postal_code_type =

| postal_code =

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = (+62) 641

| iso_code =

| website = [http://www.langsakota.go.id/ langsakota.go.id]

| footnotes =

}}

Langsa (Indonesian: Kota Langsa, Jawi: {{script/Arabic|لڠسا}}), is a city in Aceh, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. Apart from a small seacoast to the northeast, it borders Manyak Payed District of Aceh Tamiang Regency to the east and is otherwise surrounded by Birem Bayeun District of Aceh Timur Regency (of which the city was formerly a part until 2001) to the north, west and south. The city covers an area of 239.83 square kilometres and had a population of 148,945 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. (compared with 117,256 at the previous 2000 Census); this grew to 185,971 at the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. and the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 186,958.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kota Langsa Dalam Angka 2024 (sum of returns from District Katalogs as referenced below)

Langsa is located 440 kilometres (273 miles) from the city of Banda Aceh, the province's capital. Langsa is close to its province's southern border and is 167 kilometres (103 miles) from Medan, the capital city of North Sumatra. This makes Langsa a strategic city for trade and traffic between the two provinces.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kemendagri.go.id/pages/profil-daerah/kabupaten/id/11/name/aceh/detail/1174/kota-langsa |title=Langsa profile in Kemendagri.go.id |access-date=2016-08-09 |archive-date=2018-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115235239/http://www.kemendagri.go.id/pages/profil-daerah/kabupaten/id/11/name/aceh/detail/1174/kota-langsa |url-status=live }}

There are several universities in the city of Langsa both state and private universities. Among them are Samudra University and IAIN Zawiyah Cot Kala, Campus LP3I. The city hosts several schools of nursing and midwifery, including the Academy of Nursing of "Harapan Ibu", the Academy of Nursing "Yayasan Cut Nyak Dhien" and the Academy of Nursing "UMMI".

History

= Darul Islam Rebellion=

On 21 September 1953, Darul Islam forces invaded Langsa. They attacked Military Police and the Mobile Brigade barracks. The Indonesian National Armed Forces repelled this Darul Islam attack after receiving reinforcement troops from Medan.{{cite book |last1=van Dijk |first1=Cornelis |title=Rebellion under the Banner of Islam: The Darul Islam in Indonesia |date=1981 |publisher=Martinus Nijhoff |location=The Hague |page=307}}

Administrative districts

The city is divided into five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with areas and their population at the 2010 and 2020 Censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kota Langsa Dalam Angka 2024 (sum of returns from District Katalogs as referenced below) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each village (urban gampong), and its postal codes.

class="sortable wikitable"
Kode
Wilayah || Name of
District
(kecamatan) ||Area
in
km2|| Pop'n
Census
2010|| Pop'n
Census
2020|| Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023||Admin
centre||No.
of
villages||Post
codes
11.74.01Langsa TimurBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Langsa Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1173010).
(East Langsa)
align="right"| 78.23align="right"| 13,818align="right"| 16,627align="right"| 17,561Seunebuk Antaraalign="center"| 1624411
11.74.04Langsa Lama Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Langsa Lama Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1173011).align="right"| 45.05align="right"| 26,877align="right"| 33,231align="right"| 33,690Meurandehalign="center"| 1524411 & 24416
11.74.02Langsa Barat Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Langsa Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1173020).
(West Langsa)
align="right"| 48.78align="right"| 30,583align="right"| 39,553align="right"| 39,470Matang Seulimengalign="center"| 1324410, 24413,
24414 & 24415
11.74.05Langsa Baro Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Langsa Baro Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1173021).align="right"| 61.68align="right"| 41,804align="right"| 55,824align="right"| 56,560Geudubang Acehalign="center"| 1224415
11.73.03Langsa Kota Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Langsa Kota Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1173030).
(Langsa Town)
align="right"| 6.09align="right"| 35,863align="right"| 40,736align="right"| 39,677Gampong Teungohalign="center"| 1024410, 24412,
24414 & 24416
Totalsalign="right"|239.83align="right"|148,945align="right"|185,971align="right"|186,958align="center"|66

Note that the most westerly district of Langsa is Langsa Baro District, while Langsa Barat District is actually the most northerly, and Langsa Lama District lies to the south of Langsa Kota.

Climate

Langsa has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from February to April and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.

{{Weather box

|width = auto

| location = Langsa

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| Jan high C = 31.0

| Feb high C = 32.0

| Mar high C = 32.4

| Apr high C = 32.5

| May high C = 32.5

| Jun high C = 32.4

| Jul high C = 32.1

| Aug high C = 32.0

| Sep high C = 31.3

| Oct high C = 31.1

| Nov high C = 30.6

| Dec high C = 30.7

| Jan mean C = 26.6

| Feb mean C = 27.1

| Mar mean C = 27.4

| Apr mean C = 27.7

| May mean C = 27.8

| Jun mean C = 27.6

| Jul mean C = 27.2

| Aug mean C = 27.2

| Sep mean C = 26.9

| Oct mean C = 26.9

| Nov mean C = 26.5

| Dec mean C = 26.6

| year mean C =

| Jan low C = 22.2

| Feb low C = 22.2

| Mar low C = 22.4

| Apr low C = 23.0

| May low C = 23.1

| Jun low C = 22.8

| Jul low C = 22.3

| Aug low C = 22.4

| Sep low C = 22.6

| Oct low C = 22.8

| Nov low C = 22.5

| Dec low C = 22.5

|rain colour=

|Jan rain mm=149

|Feb rain mm=83

|Mar rain mm=85

|Apr rain mm=94

|May rain mm=179

|Jun rain mm=140

|Jul rain mm=160

|Aug rain mm=200

|Sep rain mm=233

|Oct rain mm=242

|Nov rain mm=237

|Dec rain mm=275

|source 1 = Climate-Data.org{{cite web

|url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/5463/

|title = Climate: Langsa

|publisher = Climate-Data.org

|accessdate = 5 November 2020

|archive-date = 15 September 2023

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230915124631/https://en.climate-data.org/asia/indonesia/aceh/langsa-5463/

|url-status = live

}}

}}

Population

File:WIKITONGUES- T.A., Iqbal, and Kalam speaking Acehnese.webm

Langsa's population is mainly made up of people of Acehnese, Malay, Javanese, Chinese, and Batak ethnicities. Acehnese is the main language used by people who consider themselves as of Acehnese ethnicity, but the Indonesian language is the official language.

Islam is the religion of the majority in Aceh, including Langsa, but other religions exist, such as Christianity and Buddhism. Buddhism is common among Langsa's ethnically Chinese population.

People from Langsa

References

{{reflist}}