Simeulue Timur (East Simeulue) is a district of the Simeulue Regency on Simeulue island in the Indonesian province of Aceh. At the 2010 census, it had a total population of 28,931 people,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. living in 4,334 households in 2005. In 2020, after being reduced in 2012, it covered 175.97 km2 and had a population of 27,569 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 28,830.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Simeulue Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1109)
Administrative divisions As at 2010, Simeulue Timur was divided administratively into 29 villages (/kelurahan.) However, in 2012 twelve of these were split off to form a new district of Teupah Tengah (Central Teupah). The remaining 17 are:
Air Dingin Air Pinang Amaiteng Mulia Ameria Bahagia Ganting Kota Batu Kuala Makmur Linggi Lugu Pulau Siumat Sefoyan Sinabang Suak Buluh Suka Jaya Suka Karya Suka Maju Ujung Tinggi
The town of Sinabang is the administrative headquarters of Simeulue Regency It is situated on a large bay on the northeast coast of the island.
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