Aceh
Sign in to saveAceh ( , ; , ; 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
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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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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Aceh
- Settlement.official_name
- Province of Aceh
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Local
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- Jawoë
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- 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"
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sumatra
Article
36 sectionsContents
- 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.