North Aceh Regency
North Aceh Regency
Kabupaten Aceh Utara | |
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Regent office of North Aceh in Lhoksukon | |
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Location within Aceh | |
| Coordinates: 5°00′N 96°45′E / 5.00°N 96.75°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Sumatra |
| Province | Aceh |
| Established | 1956 |
| Regency seat | Lhoksukon |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Ismail A. Jalil |
| • Vice Regent | Tarmizi |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,705.26 km2 (1,044.51 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 641,007 |
| • Density | 236.948/km2 (613.694/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
| Area code | (+62) 645 |
| Website | acehutara.go.id |
North Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Utara) is a regency in Aceh province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency covers a land area of 2,705.26 square kilometres and had a population of 534,085 at the 2010 census and 602,793 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2024 was 641,007.
The administrative centre is now at the town of Lhoksukon; this followed the splitting off of the western districts from the regency to form (by Law No. 48 of 1999) a separate Bireuen Regency on 4 October 1999, and then the creation (by Law No. 2 of 2001) of the independent city of Lhokseumawe out of what was formerly the capital, which was cut out of the regency on 21 June 2001.