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• Jawoë | اچيه دارالسلام |
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Location of Aceh in Indonesia. |
Coordinates: 5°33′N 95°19′E / 5.550°N 95.317°E / 5.550; 95.317Coordinates: 5°33′N 95°19′E / 5.550°N 95.317°E / 5.550; 95.317 |
Country | Indonesia |
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Established | December 7, 1956 |
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Capital (and largest city) | Banda Aceh |
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• Governor | Irwandi Marzuki (PNA) |
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• Vice Governor | Nova Iriansyah |
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• Total | 58,376.81 km2 (22,539.41 sq mi) |
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• Rank | 11th |
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Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
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Highest elevation | 3,466 m (11,371 ft) |
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Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
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• Total | 5,189,500 |
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• Rank | 14th |
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• Density | 88.8966/km2 (230.2411/sq mi) |
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• Rank | 20th |
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• Ethnic groups | 70.65% Acehnese 8.94% Javanese 7.22% Gayo 3.29% Batak 2.13% Alas 1.49% Simeulue 1.40 Aneuk Jamee 1.11% Tamiang Malay 1.04% Singkil 0.74% Minangkabau |
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• Religion | Islam 98.48% Protestantism 1.02% Buddhism 0.16% Catholicism 0.07% Hinduism 0.003% Confucianism 0.0008% Others 0.006% |
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• Languages | Indonesian (official) Acehnese (regional) Gayo, Simeulue, Tamiang Malay, Aneuk Jamee, Alas-Kluet, Singkil (minority) |
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Time zone | UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time) |
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Postcodes | 23xxx, 24xxx |
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ISO 3166 code | ID-AC |
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Vehicle sign | BL |
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GRP per capita | US$2,239.49 |
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GRP rank | 26th |
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HDI (2016) | 0.700 (High) |
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HDI rank | 12th (2014) |
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Website | acehprov.go.id |
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Aceh () is a province of Indonesia at the northern end of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Banda Aceh. It is close to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India across the Andaman Sea.
Aceh is a religiously conservative territory and the only Indonesian province practicing Sharia law officially. Islam first entered Indonesia here.
Aceh has large amounts of oil and natural gas. Some estimate that Aceh gas reserves are one of the largest in the world.
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