Simeulue Timur

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|name = East Simeulue

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|native_name= (Kecamatan Sileulue Timur)

|settlement_type=District (Kecamatan)

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|subdivision_name1 = Aceh

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|subdivision_name2 = Simeulue

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|area_total_km2 = 175.97

|population_as_of = mid 2023 estimate

|population_footnotes =Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Simeulue Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1109)

|population_total =28830

|population_density_km2 =auto

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Simeulue Timur (East 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 28,931 people,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. living in 4,334 households in 2005.{{cite web|url=ftp://ftp.gps.caltech.edu/pub/meltzner/FTP-OLD/Simeulue/Simeulue-VillageMap-2.pdf+&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgJSCo_Wg7Vtaf680J1ok5lXbzhNc5Q7n-3kdsAa41P9DYt5uv2Ny_hn-ASdOaAWhyqgb3JDLsNlR_1AZCJ0envTwDTwgrxFbJFoesHvzNG1ozz8BcI-ycswv_K7-O3OqkxZ2m4&sig=AHIEtbR7ZcfvMf00mic6E2opqZ6pymDrPQ|title=Total population per village:Simeuleu District|publisher=United Nations|date=10 April 2005|accessdate=14 January 2013}} In 2020, after being reduced in 2012, it covered 175.97 km2 and had a population of 27,569 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 28,830.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Simeulue Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1109)

Administrative divisions

As at 2010, Simeulue Timur was divided administratively into 29 villages ({{Lang|id|desa}}/kelurahan.) However, in 2012 twelve of these {{Lang|id|desa}} were split off to form a new district of Teupah Tengah (Central Teupah). The remaining 17 {{Lang|id|desa}} are:

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  • Air Dingin
  • Air Pinang
  • Amaiteng Mulia
  • Ameria Bahagia
  • Ganting
  • Kota Batu
  • Kuala Makmur
  • Linggi
  • Lugu
  • Pulau Siumat
  • Sefoyan
  • Sinabang
  • Suak Buluh
  • Suka Jaya
  • Suka Karya
  • Suka Maju
  • Ujung Tinggi

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The town of Sinabang is the administrative headquarters of Simeulue Regency It is situated on a large bay on the northeast coast of the island.

References

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Category:Districts of Aceh

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