Gayo Lues Regency

Gayo Lues Regency
(Kabupaten Gayo Lues)
Regency
Country Indonesia
Special Region Aceh
Regency 2002
Capital Blangkejeren
Area
 • Total 5,719.58 km2 (2,208.34 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 83,761
 • Density 15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Website http://www.gayolueskab.go.id/

Gayo Lues Regency is a regency in the Aceh Special Region of Indonesia. It was created in 2002 under Statute UU 4/2002 from the northern part of Aceh Tenggara (Southeast Aceh Regency). Its capital is Blangkejeren. The regency covers an area of 5,719.58 square kilometres and according to the 2010 census had a population of 79,560; the latest official estimate (as at 2014) is 83,761.[1] Along with the Central Aceh Regency and the Bener Meriah Regency it is home to the Gayo people.[2]

90% of the inhabitants make their living from farming. Products include chili peppers, tobacco, coffee, and lemongrass, fish, rice, candle nut, pataculi, coconut, vanilla, kapok, chocolate, sugarcane, ginger, clove, casslevera, turmeric, and sugar palm.[3] Logging is reportedly a major problem in the regency which is the least populated area of the province with less than 2% of the total population.[4]

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into eleven districts (kecamatan).[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ↑ Library Information and Research Service (2004). The Middle East, abstracts and index. Northumberland Press. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Gayo Lues" (PDF). Aceh Investment and Promotion Board. Retrieved December 24, 2010.
  4. ↑ Davies, Matthew N. (2006). Indonesia's war over Aceh: last stand on Mecca's porch. Taylor & Francis. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-0-415-37239-8. Retrieved 21 December 2010.

Coordinates: 4°N 97°E / 4°N 97°E / 4; 97

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