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West Aceh Regency Kabupaten Aceh Barat
Regency
Meulaboh great mosque
Coat of arms
Location within Aceh
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Coordinates: 4°27′N 96°11′E / 4.450°N 96.183°E / 4.450; 96.183
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	Aceh
Established	1956
Regency seat	Meulaboh
Government
• Regent	Mahdi Efendi
• Vice Regent	Vacant
Area
• Total	2,927.95 km (1,130.49 sq mi)
Population
• Total	205,108
• Density	70/km (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 655
Website	acehbaratkab.go.id

West Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Barat) is a regency in the Aceh special region of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency formerly covered a much larger area, but on 4 October 1999 the island districts of Simeulue were separated out to form their own regency, and on 10 April 2002 two additional regencies - Aceh Jaya and Nagan Raya - were created from parts of West Aceh; the residual regency currently covers an area of 2,927.95 square kilometres and had a population of 173,558 at the 2010 Census and 198,736 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 205,108 (comprising 103,7687 males and 101,340 females).

The town of Meulaboh remains the seat of the regency government (notwithstanding incorrect reports that on 8 July 2013 it was separated out as an independent city). The regency is a palm oil-producing area. Some of the people of the regency are Minangkabau-descended Aneuk Jamee.

The regency was among the hardest-hit areas during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

The regency is bordered by the regencies of Aceh Jaya to the west, Pidie to the north, Central Aceh to the northeast, and Nagan Raya to the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean to the southwest.

Administrative districts

The regency was divided administratively into twelve districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages (gampong) in each district, and its post code.

See also

• List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

References

1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Aceh Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1105)
2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
4. Indonesia. Departemen Penerangan; Japenpa Foreign Languages Publishing Institute (1975). Indonesia handbook. Dept. of Information, Republic of Indonesia. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
5. Davies, Matthew N. (2006). Indonesia's war over Aceh: last stand on Mecca's porch. Taylor & Francis. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-0-415-37239-8. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2010.

v t e Regencies and cities of Aceh
Capital: Banda Aceh
Regencies	Aceh Besar Aceh Jaya Aceh Singkil Aceh Tamiang Bener Meriah Bireuen Central Aceh East Aceh Gayo Lues Nagan Raya North Aceh Pidie Pidie Jaya Simeulue South Aceh Southeast Aceh Southwest Aceh West Aceh
Cities	Banda Aceh Langsa Lhokseumawe Sabang Subulussalam
See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

4°27′N 96°11′E / 4.450°N 96.183°E / 4.450; 96.183

• Regencies of Aceh