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Aceh Tamiang Regency

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Aceh Tamiang Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Tamiang) is a regency in the east of Aceh province of Indonesia, bordering on North Sumatra Province to the east. It is located on the island of Sumatra, and was formed on 10 April 2002 from what were previously the southeastern districts of East Aceh Regency. The regency covers an area of 1,957.02 square kilometres and had a population of 251,914 people at the 2010 census, 277,766 at the 2015 census and 294,356 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 316,534 (comprising 160,389 males and 156,145 females). It is bordered to the east by the Langkat Regency of North Sumatra Province, by Gayo Lues and East Aceh Regencies and the city of Langsa (to which Manyak Payed District serves as an eastern catchment area) to the west, and by the Malacca Strait to the north. The seat of the regency government is in the district of Karang Baru, although Kota Kualasimpang is the principal town.