Aceh

Also known as Provinsi Aceh, Aceh Province

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Aceh is the westernmost province of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of Sumatra island with Banda Aceh as its capital, and it borders the Indian Ocean, Strait of Malacca, and several neighboring regions. The province has been granted special autonomous status and is known as a religiously conservative territory where the majority of the population practices Islam.

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Settlement.name: Aceh
Settlement.official_name: Province of Aceh
Settlement.translit_lang1: Local
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Jawoë
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: نڠݢرو اچيه دارالسلام
Settlement.type: Province with special status
Settlement.flag_link: Flags of Aceh
Settlement.motto: Pancacita (Sanskrit)"Five Ideals"
Settlement.anthem: "Noble Aceh"
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Sumatra
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.seat: Banda Aceh
Settlement.governing_body: Aceh Provincial Government
Settlement.leader_title: Governor
Settlement.leader_name: Muzakir Manaf (PA)
Settlement.leader_title2: Vice Governor

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Daerah Aceh
Population: 5554800
Area: 57956
Elevation: 125
Official website: acehprov.go.id
Image: Meuseujid Raya Baiturrahman, Aceh.jpg
Unemployment rate: 804530
Licence plate code: BL
Motto: Pancacita

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Commons category: Aceh
postal code: 24000–24999
inception: 1956-12-07
Statistics Indonesia area code: 11
name: Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam

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Name
History
Prehistory
Pre-Islamic Aceh
Beginnings of Islam in Southeast Asia
Sultanate of Aceh
Aceh War
Japanese occupation
Indonesian independence
Acehnese rebellion
Free Aceh Movement
Tsunami disaster
Peace agreement and contemporary history
Biodiversity
Government
Law
Administrative divisions
Economy
Demographics
Ethnic and cultural groups
Languages
Religion
Human rights
Tourism
Culture
Traditional weapon
Traditional house
Dance
Cuisine
Literature
Transportation
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

Aceh ( , ; , ; Jawoë: ; Old Spelling: Atjeh) is the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the northern end of Sumatra island, with Banda Aceh being its capital and largest city. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west, Strait of Malacca to the northeast, as well bordering the province of North Sumatra to the east, its sole land border, and shares maritime borders with Malaysia and Thailand to the east, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India to the north. Granted a special autonomous status, Aceh is a religiously conservative territory, with the majority of the population being Muslim and the only Indonesian province practicing Islamic Sharia law officially. There are ten indigenous ethnic groups in this region, the largest being the Acehnese people, accounting for approximately 70% of the region's population of about 5.55 million people in mid-2024. Its land area spans 56,839.09 km2.

Aceh is a provincial region that constitutes a unified legal community with a special status and is granted special authorities to regulate and manage its own governmental affairs and local interests in accordance with laws and regulations within the system and principles of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, based on the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, and is led by a Governor.