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The province of Aceh in Indonesia is divided into regencies and cities, each of which in turn is divided administratively into districts (kecamatan).As of 2022, there are 289 districts in Aceh.
Due to its designation as a Special Autonomous Province, the Indonesian province of Aceh has a local government system that is distinct from other provinces, which can trace its origin to the Aceh Sultanate that existed from 1496 to 1903. [1] [2]
In Indonesian, as in English, a village (desa) has rural connotations. In the context of administrative divisions, a desa can be defined as a body which has authority over the local people in accordance with acknowledged local traditions of the area. A desa is headed by a "head of village" (Indonesian: kepala desa), who is elected by popular vote.
Regency / City Capital Regent/ Mayor Area (km 2) [1] Population (2019) [1] No. of Districts Kelurahan (urban village) / Gampong (village) Logo Location map 1
The desa office of Boludawa, Bone Bolango Regency, Gorontalo. Desa is a rural village terminology used in the majority of regencies in Indonesia, but also in tiny parts of cities. [3] However, several provinces have adopted their own terminology for their traditional villages (desa adat).
Aceh was first known as Aceh Darussalam (1511–1945). Upon its formation in 1956 it bore the name Aceh before being renamed to the Daerah Istimewa Aceh (Aceh Special Region; 1959–2001), Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam (2001–2009), and back to Aceh (2009–present). In the past it was also spelled as Acheh, Atjeh, and Achin. [14]
Great Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Besar) is a regency of the Indonesian province of Aceh.The regency covers an area of 2,903.49 square kilometres and had a population of 351,418 at the 2010 Census, [3] 391,870 at the 2015 census and 405,535 at the 2020 Census; [4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 435,298 (comprising 208,110 males and 217,180 females). [1]
Karang Baru (Jawoë: كارڠ بارو) is a town and district in Aceh province of Indonesia and the seat (capital) of Aceh Tamiang Regency. [1]It covers an area of 139.45 km 2 and had a population of 36,226 at the 2010 Census [2] and 43,535 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official mid-2021 population estimate was 44,117.