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] Pidie was the largest rice-producing area of Aceh province, producing some 20% of its total output.

Pidie Regency
Kabupaten Pidie
Regency
Seal
Location within Aceh
Pidie Regency
Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia
Pidie Regency
Pidie Regency (Northern Sumatra)
Pidie Regency
Pidie Regency (Sumatra)
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
 • Total3,184.45 km2 (1,229.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total435,275
 • Density140/km2 (350/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. [5]

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into twenty-three districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[6] and the 2020 Census.[7] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (desa and kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

NameArea
in km2[8]		Pop'n
Census
2010[9]		Pop'n
Census
2020[10]		Admin
centre		No. of
villages		Post
code
Geumpang657.076,0087,184Geumpang524167
Mane675.047,7868,905Mane424189
Glumpang Tiga54.8416,88819,348Glumpang Minyeuk3424183
Glumpang Baro12.129,62210,981Cot Glumpang2124180
Mutiara16.7518,41821,041Beureunuen2924173
Mutiara Timur
(East Mutiara)		31.2430,76735,319Bandar Mutiara4824175
Tiro (Truseb)174.697,0978,440Tiro1924174
Tangse786.5823,50926,948Tangse2824166
Keumala49.308,90510,492Keumala1824165
Titeue27.426,1017,176Titeue1324168
Sakti38.5218,81721,374Kota Bakti4924164
Mila35.328,0689,835Mila2024163
Padang Tiji257.5919,63324,063Padang Tiji6424161
Delima24.9918,65921,673Reubee4424161
Grong-Grong7.776,2096,753Grong-Grong1524150
Indrajaya25.4120,71523,325Caleue4924171
Peukan Baro17.2918,25320,619Lampoih Saka4824172
Kembang Tanjong28.8719,31521,609Kembang Tanjong4524182
Simpang Tiga24.8620,29123,211Simpang Tiga5224181
Kota Sigli
(Sigli town)		6.5618,82920,202Kota Sigli1524115
-24119
Pidie (town)26.0939,81445,452Lhok Keutapang6424151
Batee46.1118,07720,589Batee2824152
Muara Tiga160.0317,42720,736Laweueng1824153
Totals3,184.45379,108435,275Kota 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, 2021.
  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. The second five-year development plan, 1974/75-1978/79. Dept. of Information, Republic of Indonesia. 1977. p. 29. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2016.
  9. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  10. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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