Gayo Lues Regency

Gayo Lues Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Gayo Lues) is a regency in the Aceh Special Region of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency was created in 2002 under Statute UU 4/2002 from the northern part of Aceh Tenggara (Southeast Aceh Regency). Its capital is Blangkejeren. The regency covers an area of 5,549.91 square kilometres and had a population of 79,560 at the 2010 Census and 99,532 at the 2020 Census;[2] the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 101,102.[3] Along with the Central Aceh Regency and the Bener Meriah Regency, it is home to the Gayo people.[4]

Gayo Lues Regency
Kabupaten Gayo Lues
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Aceh
Gayo Lues Regency
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Gayo Lues Regency
Gayo Lues Regency (Northern Sumatra)
Gayo Lues Regency
Gayo Lues Regency (Sumatra)
Gayo Lues Regency
Gayo Lues Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°N 97°E
Country Indonesia
RegionSumatra
Province Aceh
Established2002
Regency seatBlangkejeren
Government
 • RegentMuhammad Amru
 • Vice RegentSaid Sani
Area
 • Total5,549.91 km2 (2,142.83 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2021 estimate)[1]
 • Total101,102
 • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 629
Websitegayolueskab.go.id

90% of the inhabitants make their living from farming. Products include chili peppers, tobacco, coffee, and lemongrass, fish, rice, candle nut, pataculi, coconut, vanilla, kapok, chocolate, sugarcane, ginger, clove, casslevera, turmeric, and sugar palm.[5] Logging is reportedly a major problem in the regency which is the least populated area of the province with less than 2% of the total population.[6]

Administrative districts

The regency is divided administratively into eleven districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[7] and the 2020 Census,[8] together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.[9] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres and the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district.

Kecamatan Area
in
km2		 Population
at 2010
Census[10]		 Population
at 2020
Census[11]		 Population
mid 2020
Estimate[12]		 Administrative
centre		 No. of
villages
Kuta Panjang 269.53 7,330 9,365 9,531 Kuta Panjang 12
Blang Jerango 382.42 6,379 7,355 7,411 Buntul Gemuyang 10
Blangkejeren 166.06 24,434 31,180 31,730 Blangkejeren 22
Putri Betung 996.85 6,607 9,142 9,376 Gumpang 13
Dabun Gelang 444.71 5,277 6,773 6,896 Badak Bur Jumpe 11
Blang Pegayon 272.18 5,099 6,406 6,509 Cinta Maju 12
Pining 1,350.09 4,320 5,112 5,164 Pining 9
Rikit Gaib 264.08 3,770 4,525 4,577 Buntul Gemuya 13
Pantan Cuaca 295.06 3,481 4,338 4,404 Kenyaran 11
Terangun 671.80 7,953 9,551 9,662 Terangun 25
Tripe Jaya 437.13 4,910 5,785 5,842 Rerebe 10
Totals 5,549.91 79,560 99,532 101,102 Blangkejeren 159

See also

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  4. Library Information and Research Service (2004). The Middle East, abstracts and index. Northumberland Press. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  5. "Gayo Lues" (PDF). Aceh Investment and Promotion Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  6. Davies, Matthew N. (2006). Indonesia's war over Aceh: last stand on Mecca's porch. Taylor & Francis. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-0-415-37239-8. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
  7. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  9. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  10. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  11. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  12. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.

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