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| Capital city: | Lhokseumawe |
| Area: | 4,755 km&2 |
| Subdistrict: | 22 |
| Population: | 1,000,000 inhabitants |
| Province: | NAD |
( in
Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam ,
Indonesia .
This regency is included in the largest industrial region outside
Java , especially with opening of liquid gas' processing industry (PT. Arun LNG) in
Lhokseumawe ,
1974 . There are many large factories: Pabrik Kertas Kraft Aceh, pabrik Pupuk AAF (Aceh Asean Fertilizer) and pabrik Pupuk Iskandar Muda (PIM).
In
Agricultural section, this regency has a good reputation as the important
Rice producer. The whole North Aceh Regency is the most potential region in Aceh and its income per capita is above Rp 1.4 million without oil and natural gas or Rp 6 million with oil and natural gas.
Gas and petroleum fields were found in
Lhokseumawe , North Aceh's
Capital City around
1970s . Then, many investors interesting in its natural resources came to Aceh. Since then,
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) processed in refinery of
PT. Arun Natural Gas Liquefaction (NGL) Co, coming from the installation of
PT. ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia (EMOI) in Lhokseumawe industrial zone, had changed this regency to moden
Petrochemistry industrial region.
There are 2 sectors dominating economical activity in North Aceh, ie. mining and excavating, and processing industrial sector. In mining sector, the gas wells processed by PT. EMOI surely become one of this sector's pioneering factor. With Rp 8.6 quintillion contribution on 2000 GRDP (Gross Regional Domestic Product), it occupies the first rank followed by industrial sector (Rp 4.7 quintillion).
In religious rector, North Aceh's inhabitants are predominantly adherent
Muslim . In 1994, there were 782 people making
Hajj .
The subdistricts in North Aceh are:
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Baktiya
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West Baktiya
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Cot Girek
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Dewantara
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Kuta Makmur
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Langkahan
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Lhoksukon
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Matang Kuli
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Meurah Mulia
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Muara Batu
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Nibong
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Nisam
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Paya Bakong
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Samudera
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Sawang
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Seunuddon
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Simpang Keuramat
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Syamtalira Aron
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Syamtalira Bayu
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Tanah Luas
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Tanah Jambo Aye
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Tanah Pasir
The current regent is
Dr. H.T. Alamsyah Banta replacing
Ir. H. Tarmizi A. Karim, M.Sc inaugurated by former governor
Abdullah Puteh on
August 2004 .
