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Central Aceh Regency Kabupaten Aceh Tengah
Regency
Laut Tawar Lake
Seal
Motto(s): Keramat Meupakat (Honourable on consensus)
Location within Aceh
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Coordinates: 4°31′N 96°52′E / 4.517°N 96.867°E / 4.517; 96.867
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	Aceh
Established	1956
Regency seat	Takengon
Government
• Regent	Teuku Mirzuan
• Vice Regent	Vacant
Area
• Total	4,527.58 km (1,748.11 sq mi)
Population
• Total	223,833
• Density	49/km (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 643
Website	acehtengahkab.go.id

Central Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Tengah) is a regency in Aceh province of Indonesia. It is located on Sumatra island. Formerly this regency covered a much larger area; on 4 June 1974, the Southeast Aceh Regency was separated from the Central Aceh Regency, and on 18 December 2003 the Bener Meriah Regency was separated from the remaining Central Aceh Regency.

The remaining regency covers an area of 4,527.58 square kilometres and had a population of 175,527 according to the 2010 census, which rose to 215,576 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 223,833 - comprising 113,388 males and 110,445 females. Most of its inhabitants are Gayo. Central Aceh is famous for its Lake Laut Tawar. Its capital is Takengon, in Lut Tawar District.

The residual regency is the main centre of coffee production within Aceh province and is home to the Gayo people who are mostly concentrated in this regency and in the neighbouring Bener Meriah Regency and Gayo Lues Regency.

Geography

The regency borders Pidie Regency, Bireuen Regency and Bener Meriah Regency to the north, East Aceh Regency to the east, Gayo Lues Regency to the south and West Aceh, Pidie, and Nagan Raya regencies to the west.

Central Aceh District is a highland area with an altitude between 200 – 2600 metres above sea level and with an area of 4,527.58 km.

Administrative districts

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

Politics

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Its current regent is Drs. Shabela Abubakar, while his vice regent is H. Firdaus SKM. They have held the positions since 28 December 2017.

The Parliament Members are:

1. Ir. Syukur Kobath Golkar
2. Saib Nosarios PKP Indonesia
3. H. Zulpikar, AB, SE PNBK
4. Kasmawi, SH, SE Golkar
5. Drs. Samar Nawan Golkar
6. Sabirin Golkar
7. Mohd. Noh Golkar
8. Yahman Demokrat
9. Alamsyah Demokrat
10. Hamzah Abd. Gani Demokrat
11. Subahrin Demokrat
12. M. Alasyah Yakub Persatuan Pembangunan
13. Drs. Abdussalam Persatuan Pembangunan
14. Banta Mude, SP Persatuan Pembangunan
15. Drs. Yurmiza Putra Patriot Pancasila
16. Ir. Amiruddin Patriot pancasila
17. Adraka Ahfa PKP Indonesia
18. H.M. Yusbi Hakim Kebangsaan Demokrasi
19. H. Marsito, MR Kebangsaan Demokrasi
20. Wajadal Muna, SH Amanat Nasional
21. Nurdin Bintang Reformasi
22. Bardan Sahidi, S.Pdi Keadilan Sejahtera
23. Ir. Ampera Karya Peduli Bangsa
24. Drs. H. Mustafa Ali Bulan Bintang
25. Halidin Sarikat Indonesia

Tourism

There are several tourist attractions, such as Danau Laut Tawar, Pantan Terong (scenery attraction), Gunung Burni Telong (hot spring), Taman Buru Linge Isak (hunting), Gua Loyang Koro, Loyang Pukes, Loyang Datu, Burni Klieten (hiking), and Krueng Peusangan (rafting).

References

1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Aceh Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1104)
2. Iwabuchi, Akifumi (1994). The people of the Alas Valley: a study of an ethnic group of Northern Sumatra. Clarendon Press. ISBN 978-0-19-827902-0. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
5. Indonesia. Departemen Penerangan; Japenpa Foreign Languages Publishing Institute (1975). Indonesia handbook. Dept. of Information, Republic of Indonesia. p. 91. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
6. Library Information and Research Service (2004). The Middle East, abstracts and index. Northumberland Press. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
7. "PPID Aceh". ppid.acehtengahkab.go.id. Archived from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

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

• Regencies of Aceh
• Jambo Aye basin
• Peusangan basin