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Bireuën Regency

Bireuën Regency
بيرياوان
Regency
Official seal of Bireuën Regency
Seal
Lokasi Aceh Kabupaten Bireuen.svg
Country Indonesia
Province Aceh
Regency 1999
Capital Bireuën
Area
 • Total 1,889 km2 (729 sq mi)
Population (2000)
 • Total 340,271
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Area code(s) +62 644
Website http://www.bireuenkab.go.id/

Bireuën Regency, is a regency of Aceh, Indonesia. The capital is Bireuën, 105 miles east of the provincial capital, Banda Aceh. The regency covers an area of 1,899 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 340,271 people. It is bordered by the Strait of Malacca on the northeast coastline. Bireuen has been affected by the clashes between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the government.

On 26 December 2004, it was affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

The regency is divided administratively into seventeen districts (kecamatan):

Coordinates: 4°40′00″N 97°40′00″E / 4.66667°N 97.6667°E / 4.66667; 97.6667



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