Aceh Singkil Regency
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Aceh Singkil Regency is a regency in the Aceh
province of Indonesia
. It is situated largely on the island of Sumatra, but also includes the offshore Banyak Islands
, the largest of which is Tuangku
(Great Banyak), with the principal town of Alaban. The seat of the regency government is at Singkil
on the Sumatra coast.
(kecamatan):
Aceh
Aceh is a special region of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its full name is Daerah Istimewa Aceh , Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam and Aceh . Past spellings of its name include Acheh, Atjeh and Achin...
province of Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. It is situated largely on the island of Sumatra, but also includes the offshore Banyak Islands
Banyak Islands
The Banyak Islands are a group of mostly uninhabited islands located between Simeulue and Nias off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia's Aceh Province, consisting of 99 small land masses. The largest island in the group is Tuangku , with the principal town of Alaban...
, the largest of which is Tuangku
Tuangku
Tuangku is the main and largest island in the Banyak Islands group in Indonesia. The largest town on the island is Alaban....
(Great Banyak), with the principal town of Alaban. The seat of the regency government is at Singkil
Singkil, Indonesia
Singkil is a town in Aceh province of Indonesia and it is the seat of Aceh Singkil Regency....
on the Sumatra coast.
Administrative divisions
The regency is divided administratively into subdistrictsSubdistricts of Indonesia
In Indonesia, a kecamatan or district is a subdivision of a regency or of a city . A district is itself divided into kelurahan or administrative villages....
(kecamatan):
- Danau Paris
- Gunung Meriah
- Kota Baharu
- Kuala Baru
- Pulau Banyak
- Simpang Kanan
- Singkil
- Singkil Utara
- Singkohor
- Suro Baru