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The Island and County of Simeulue (See-meh-LOO) lies in the Indian Ocean 150 km off the west coast of the province of Aceh on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia . With its isolated geographic location, it is not affected by the turmoil of conflicts in mainland Aceh between the Indonesian government and Free Aceh Movement . There is no activity of the Free Aceh Movement on these islands. ADMINISTRATION Simeulue was once a part of Aceh Barat County but broke away in 2000 with the hope that the region's development would improve. The capital of Simeulue County is Sinabang . DEMOGRAPHICS Its people are similar to the people in the neighboring Nias Island, with a language that differs from mainland Aceh. Most of people of Simeulue are Muslim . FLORA AND FAUNA The county is known for its Clove s. One of its signature mainstays is the Simeulue Buffalo , a small animal whose meat is sweeter than the mainland buffalo. The buffalo is often sold outside Simeulue Island and has a high price for its prime quality. of the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake indicated]] EARTHQUAKE It was close to the epicenter of the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake , but loss of life was surprisingly low, mainly as the people are familiar with Earthquake s and Tsunami s in this seismically active region and so knew to leave the coast after the earthquake. Simeulue rose at least 6 feet during the earthquake, leaving the flat top of its Coral Reef s above High Tide level and dry and dead. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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