Pidie Jaya Regency () is a regency in the Aceh Province of Indonesia, located on the island of Sumatra. The regency was created out of the former northeastern districts of Pidie Regency on 2 January 2007. The seat of the regency government is at the town of Meureudu. The regency covers an area of 952.12 square kilometres and had a population of 132,956 people at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 158,397 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 167,354 (comprising 84,135 males and 87,971 females(a)).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Pidie Jaya Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1118)
Administrative divisions
The regency is divided administratively into eight districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Pidie Jaya Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1118) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of district divisions (mukim) and administrative villages (gampong) in each district, and its post code.
KodeWilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025 Admin centre No. ofmukimNo. ofgampongPostcode 11.18.01 Meureudu 124.79 18,387 22,226 23,633 Kota Meureudu 7 3024186 11.18.05 Meurah Dua 287.07 10,090 12,507 13,271 Meunasah Bie 3 1924186 11.18.04 Bandar Dua 174.32 23,656 28,060 29,452 Ulee Gle 5 4524188 11.18.03 Jangka Buya 9.35 8,714 10,174 11,125 Keude Jangka Buya 2 1824186 11.18.02 Ulim 41.75 13,338 16,242 17,178 Keude Ulim 5 3024187 11.18.08 Trienggadeng 79.37 19,901 23,509 24,805 Keude Trienggadeng 5 2724185 11.18.07 Panteraja 15.00 7,533 8,968 9,463 Keude Panteraja 2 1024185 11.18.06 Bandar Baru 220.47 31,337 36,711 38,427 Keude Leung Putu 8 4324184 Totals 952.12 132,956 158,397 167,354 Kota Meureudu 37 222
See also
List of regencies and cities of Indonesia
References Note (a) The figures quoted for the male and female populations add up to 172,106, significantly greater than the total population of 167,354 quoted in the same BPS document!
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