Pidie Regency

Pidie Regency (also known as: Pidie, Pědir;[2] "king of"; Indonesian: Kabupaten Pidie) is a regency of Aceh Special region, in Indonesia. It is located in the north of the island of Sumatra, in Western Indonesia, bordered by the Malacca Strait and Pidie Jaya Regency (which was formerly a part of Pidie Regency until it was separated out in 2007) in the north, Aceh Besar Regency in the west, Bireuen Regency in the northeast, and Aceh Jaya Regency in the south. The regency covers an area of 3,184.45 square kilometres and had a population of 379,108 people at the 2010 Census[3] and 435,275 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 444,505 - comprising 220,536 males and 223,969 females.[1] Pidie was the largest rice-producing area of Aceh province, producing some 20% of its total output.[5]

Pidie Regency
Kabupaten Pidie
Regency
Official seal of Pidie Regency
Seal
Location within Aceh
Location within Aceh
Pidie Regency is located in Aceh
Pidie Regency
Pidie Regency
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Pidie Regency is located in Northern Sumatra
Pidie Regency
Pidie Regency
Pidie Regency (Northern Sumatra)
Pidie Regency is located in Sumatra
Pidie Regency
Pidie Regency
Pidie Regency (Sumatra)
Pidie Regency is located in Indonesia
Pidie Regency
Pidie Regency
Pidie Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4.66667°N 96°E / 4.66667; 96
Country Indonesia
RegionSumatra
Province Aceh
Established1956
Regency seatSigli
Government
 • RegentRoni Ahmad
 • Vice RegentFadhlullah T.M. Daud
Area
 • Total3,177.49 km2 (1,226.84 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total444,505
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (IWST)
Area code(+62) 653
Websitepidiekab.go.id

People from Pidie control various markets in Aceh special region, in the neighbouring province of North Sumatra (specifically its Medan City), and in the neighboring country of Malaysia. [6]

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-three districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (gampong) in each district, and its post code.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
Geumpang657.076,0087,1847,394Geumpang524167
Mane675.047,7868,9059,109Mane424189
Glumpang Tiga54.8416,88819,34819,748Glumpang Minyeuk3424183
Glumpang Baro12.129,62210,98111,200Cot Glumpang2124180
Mutiara16.7518,41821,04121,464Beureunuen2924173
Mutiara Timur
(East Mutiara)		31.2430,76735,31936,063Bandar Mutiara4824175
Tiro (Truseb)174.697,0978,4408,677Tiro1924174
Tangse786.5823,50926,94827,508Tangse2824166
Keumala49.308,90510,49210,767Keumala1824165
Titeue27.426,1017,1767,362Titeue1324168
Sakti38.5218,81721,37421,780Kota Bakti4924164
Mila35.328,0689,83510,160Mila2024163
Padang Tiji257.5919,63324,06324,884Padang Tiji6424161
Delima24.9918,65921,67322,180Reubee4424161
Grong-Grong7.776,2096,7536,824Grong-Grong1524150
Indrajaya25.4120,71523,32523,728Caleue4924171
Peukan Baro17.2918,25320,61920,988Lampoih Saka4824172
Kembang Tanjong28.8719,31521,60921,955Kembang Tanjong4524182
Simpang Tiga24.8620,29123,21123,684Simpang Tiga5224181
Kota Sigli
(Sigli town)		6.5618,82920,20220,360Kota Sigli1524115
-24119
Pidie (town)26.0939,81445,45246,358Lhok Keutapang6424151
Batee46.1118,07720,58920,991Batee2824152
Muara Tiga160.0317,42720,73621,321Laweueng1824153
Totals3,184.45379,108435,275444,505Kota Sigli730

Notable people
  • Zaini Abdullah (governor of Aceh 2013 - 2018).
  • Teungku Chik di Tiro (Indonesian National Hero).
  • Daud Beureueh (Military Governor of aceh).
  • Teuku Mohammad Hasan (The first governor of Sumatra).
  • Ibrahim Hasan (former governor of Aceh and Former Minister for Food).
  • Hasballah M Saad (Former minister of indonesian human rights).
  • Hasan Tiro (Founder and command center of GAM).
  • Sanusi Juned (Former chief minister of Malaysian).
  • Ismail Hassan Metareum (Party chairman and Advisory specially Indonesian delegation to the UN).
  • Ibrahim Risjad or Richard (influential businessmen in Indonesian).
  • Teuku Iskandar (scholar, one of the founders of Syiah Kuala University Aceh).

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Pidie Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1107)
  2. Ricklefs, M.C. (2008). History of Modern Indonesia Since c. 1200. Stanford University Press. p. 364.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. Kell, Tim (2010). The roots of Acehnese rebellion 1989-1992. Jakarta: Equinox Publishing. ISBN 978-602-8397-17-9. OCLC 630315910.
  6. The second five-year development plan, 1974/75-1978/79. Dept. of Information, Republic of Indonesia. 1977. p. 29. Retrieved 20 December 2010.

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