Blangpidie
Encyclopedia
Blangpidie or Blang Pidie is a town in the Aceh
province of Indonesia
and it is the capital of Southwest Aceh Regency
. Blangpidie is located on the west coast of Sumatra
island and the main Banda Aceh
— Medan
road passes through the town.
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...
and it is the capital of Southwest Aceh Regency
Southwest Aceh Regency
Southwest Aceh Regency is a regency in the Aceh province of Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 2334.01 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 110,667 people...
. Blangpidie is located on the west coast of Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
island and the main Banda Aceh
Banda Aceh
Banda Aceh is the provincial capital and largest city in the province of Aceh, Indonesia, located on the island of Sumatra, with an elevation of 35 meters. The city regency covers an area of 64 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 219,070 people...
— Medan
Medan
- Demography :The city is Indonesia's fourth most populous after Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bandung, and Indonesia's largest city outside of Java island. Much of the population lies outside its city limits, especially in Deli Serdang....
road passes through the town.