East Aceh Regency

East Aceh Regency is a regency in eastern province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of . The regency covers an area of 6,040.6 square kilometres and had a population of 360,475 at the 2010 Census and 422,401 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 472,102.
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  • Type: regency of Indonesia with 379,000 residents
  • Description: regency in Aceh Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Aceh-Timur”, “East Aceh”, “Kab. Aceh Timur”, “Kabupatén Acéh Wétan”, “Kabupaten Aceh-Timur”, “Kabupaten Daerah Tingkat II Aceh Timur”, “Oost-Aceh”, and “Vzhodni Aceh”

East Aceh Regency

Latitude
4.6167° or 4° 37′ north
Longitude
97.7167° or 97° 43′ east
Population
379,000
Elevation
79 metres (259 feet)
Open location code
6MPVJP88+MM
Geo­Names ID
1215631
Wiki­data ID
Q5674
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Urdu—“East Aceh Regency” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Kabupaten Acèh Timu”
  • Achinese: “Kabupatèn Acèh Timu”
  • Balinese: “Kabupatén Acéh Timur”
  • Batak Mandailing: “Kabupaten Aceh Timur”
  • Belarusian: “Акруга Усходні Ачэх”
  • Belarusian: “Усходні Ачэх”
  • Betawi: “Kabupatèn Acéh Wètan”
  • Cebuano: “Kabupaten Aceh Timur”
  • Dutch: “Oost-Atjeh”
  • French: “Aceh Timur”
  • French: “Kabupaten d’Aceh oriental”
  • German: “Aceh Timur”
  • Gorontalo: “Kabupaten Aceh Timur”
  • Indonesian: “Aceh Timur”
  • Indonesian: “Kabupaten Aceh Timur”
  • Irish: “Aceh Thoir”
  • Italian: “Aceh Timur”
  • Italian: “Reggenza di Aceh Timur”
  • Japanese: “東アチェ県”
  • Javanese: “Acèh Wétan”
  • Javanese: “Kabupaten Aceh Wetan”
  • Javanese: “Kabupatèn Acèh Wétan”
  • Malay: “Aceh Timur”
  • Malay: “Kabupaten Aceh Timur”
  • Malay: “اچيه تيمور”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tang Aceh Koān”
  • Minangkabau: “Kabupaten Aceh Timur”
  • Portuguese: “Aceh Oriental”
  • Portuguese: “Achém Oriental”
  • Russian: “Восточный Ачех”
  • Slovenian: “Aceh Timur”
  • Spanish: “Aceh Oriental”
  • Spanish: “Kabupaten Aceh Timur”
  • Sundanese: “Acéh Wétan”
  • Sundanese: “Kabupatén Acéh Timur”
  • Swedish: “Kabupaten Aceh Timur”
  • Ukrainian: “Східний Ачех (регентство)”
  • Ukrainian: “Східний Ачех”
  • Urdu: “مشرقی آچے ریجنسی”
  • “Aceh Timur”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Penaron and Sarahnyala.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Bukit Pesileh and Gunung Runtoh.

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