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Meulaboh
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Meulaboh (, Jawoë: ملابوه; or Moulabouh) is the capital of West Aceh Regency, Indonesia.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Meulaboh
Settlement.native_name
Meulabôh
Settlement.translit_lang1
Other
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
Jawoë
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
ملابوه
Settlement.image_skyline
Batu Putih Meulaboh.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Pantai Batu Putih (White Sands Beach) in Meulaboh
Settlement.other_name
Kota Tauhid Sufi
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.pushpin_map
Indonesia_Aceh#Indonesia_Sumatra North#Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Indonesia
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Aceh
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Regency
Settlement.subdivision_name2
West Aceh Regency
Settlement.area_total_km2
44.91
Settlement.population_as_of
mid 2023 estimate

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Indonesia
Located in
West Aceh
Population
64646
Elevation
7
Time zone
UTC+07:00
Capital of
West Aceh
Image
Pantai Meulaboh - panoramio.jpg
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Commons category
Meulaboh
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake event
  • Climate
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Meulaboh | native_name = Meulabôh | translit_lang1 = Other | translit_lang1_type1 = Jawoë | translit_lang1_info1 = ملابوه | motto = | image_skyline = Batu Putih Meulaboh.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Pantai Batu Putih (White Sands Beach) in Meulaboh | other_name = Kota Tauhid Sufi | settlement_type = Town | pushpin_map = Indonesia_Aceh#Indonesia_Sumatra North#Indonesia_Sumatra#Indonesia | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Indonesia | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Aceh | subdivision_type2 = Regency | subdivision_name2 = West Aceh Regency | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 44.91 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | population_as_of = mid 2023 estimate | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 67148 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = WIB | utc_offset = +7 | coordinates = | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use

A damaged airstrip was cleared, enabling International Red Cross medical teams from Japan, Spain and Singapore to begin treating survivors. Red Cross engineer Sara Escudero said "There is a strong smell of putrefaction and, whilst body retrieval has commenced, it can be assumed that there are still hundreds, possibly thousands of bodies remaining underneath the debris".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Meulaboh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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