Lhokseumawe is the second largest city in Aceh

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, 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 faces the Malacca Strait, and is surrounded by North Aceh Regency

North Aceh Regency

North Aceh Regency is a regency in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 3,477.92 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 632,200 people.- Economy :...

 (Indonesian:Kabupaten Aceh Utara). The city covers an area of 212 square kilometres. According to the 2000 census Lhokseumawe had a population of 188,974 people. Being between 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...

 and the large southern city of 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....

, the town is a key regional centre important for the economy of Aceh.

History

The name of Lhokseumawe came from word "Lhok" and "Seumawe". Lhok means deep, bay, ocean trenches and Lhokseumawe means the swirling water in the sea along the offshore of Banda Sakti and its surroundings.

Administrative divisions

The city is divided administratively into subdistricts

Subdistricts 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):

Kecamatan	Area	No. of Desa/Kelurahan
Banda Sakti	11,24 km²	18
Blang Mangat	56,12 km²	22
Muara Dua	57,80 km²	17
Muara Satu	55,90 km²	11