Simeulue Timur

East Simeulue (Kecamatan Sileulue Timur)
District (Kecamatan)
East Simeulue
Coordinates: 2°31′7″N 96°20′3″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Aceh
Regency	Simeulue
Area
• Total	175.97 km^2 (67.94 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	28,830
• Density	160/km^2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)

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,[2] living in 4,334 households in 2005.[3] In 2020, after being reduced in 2012, it covered 175.97 km^2 and had a population of 27,569 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 28,830.[1]

Administrative divisions

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

1. Air Dingin
2. Air Pinang
3. Amaiteng Mulia
4. Ameria Bahagia
5. Ganting
6. Kota Batu
7. Kuala Makmur
8. Linggi
9. Lugu
10. Pulau Siumat
11. Sefoyan
12. Sinabang
13. Suak Buluh
14. Suka Jaya
15. Suka Karya
16. Suka Maju
17. Ujung Tinggi

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

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Simeulue Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1109)
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. "Total population per village:Simeuleu District". United Nations. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.