Nagan Raya Regency
Native nameKabupaten Nagan Raya
Coordinates4°10′N 96°30′E
CountryIndonesia
RegionSumatra
Established2002
Regency seatSuka Makmue
RegentTeuku Raja Keumangan
Vice RegentRaja Sayang
Area total3544.9 km²
Population as ofmid 2024 estimate
Population total181103
Time zoneIWST (UTC+7)
Area code(+62) 655
Websitenaganrayakab.go.id
ProvinceAceh
Area code(+62) 655

Nagan Raya Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Nagan Raya) is a regency in the Aceh special region of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra, and was formed on 10 April 2002 from districts formerly part of West Aceh Regency. The seat of the regency government is at Suka Makmue. The regency covers an area of 3,544.9 square kilometres and had a population of 139,663 people according to the 2010 Census[1] and 168,392 at the 2020 Census.[2] The official estimate as of mid 2024 was 181,103 (comprising 91,321 males and 89,782 females).[3]

Administrative districts

As at 2010, the regency was divided administratively into eight districts (kecamatan); however in 2011 two additional districts were created - Tripa Makmur (by division from Darul Makmur District) and Beutong Ateuh Banggalang (by division from Beutong District). Their areas (in km2) and their populations at the 2010 Census[1] and 2020 Census,[2] together with the official estimates as of mid 2024,[3] are listed below. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (gampong) in each district, and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
11.15.05Darul Makmur1,027.9346,95449,41253,232Alue Bilie4023662
11.15.09Tripa Makmur189.413(a)9,0389,950Kabu1123663
11.15.01Kuala120.8918,54022,35023,689Ujong Fatihah1723661
11.15.07Kuala Pesisir
(Coastal Kuala)
76.3414,11017,33818,587Padang Rubek1623660
11.15.08Tadu Raya347.1911,18514,73116,107Alue Bata2223664
11.15.04Beutong1,017.3214,22813,70114,771Keude Seumot2423672
11.15.10Beutong Ateuh
Banggalang
405.92(b)1,9902,226Kuta Teungoh423673
11.15.02Seunagan56.7314,46415,92416,811Jeuram3523671
11.15.06Suka Makmue51.568,0229,93110,527Lueng Baro1923674
11.15.03Seunagan Timur
(East Seunagan)
251.6112,16013,97715,023Keude Linteung3423670
Totals3,544.90139,663168,392181,103Suka Makmue222

Notes: (a) included in 2010 figure for Darul Makmur District. (b) included in 2010 figure for Beutong District.

Paddy fields

In 2012, Nagan Raya Regency has 24,698 hectares paddy fields with production of 164,586 tonnes of rice equivalent per year. Only a third of production is for regency's consumption and the rest is about 110,000 tonnes sold to other regencies and even to Medan, North Sumatra Province.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Nagan Raya Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1115)
  4. ^ "Nagan Raya fokus ke pertanian". July 26, 2012. Archived March 3, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 26, 2012.