Calang

thumb|left|150px|An Indonesian child stands amid the destruction of the 2004 tsunami in the village of Calang, Sumatra, Indonesia

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Instance of: capital of regency
Country: Indonesia
Located in: Aceh
Time zone: UTC+07:00
Capital of: Aceh Jaya
Image: US Navy 050109-N-4166B-101 Indonesian Navy landing craft and a U.S. Navy Seahawk helicopter deliver relief supplies and evacuate Indonesian citizens in Tjalang, Sumatra, Indonesia.jpg

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thumb|left|150px|An Indonesian child stands amid the destruction of the 2004 tsunami in the village of Calang, Sumatra, Indonesia

Calang (Jawoë: چالڠ), the capital of the Aceh Jaya Regency of the special territory (daerah istimewa) of Aceh, is on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It had a population of about 12,000 though it was reported to have "vanished completely leaving only scattered shards of concrete" as a result of the tsunami produced by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Only about 30 per cent of the townspeople survived.

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