Bireuën Regency (, Acehnese pronunciation: [bi.rɯ.ən]) is a regency of Aceh, the westernmost province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra, and was created on 4 October 1999 from the former western districts of North Aceh Regency. The capital is the town of Bireuën, 105 miles east of the provincial capital, Banda Aceh. The regency covers an area of 1,796.97 square kilometres and had a population of 340,271 people according to the 2000 Census; at the 2010 Census it had a population of 389,288,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. which had risen to 436,418 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 464,776 (comprising 230,093 males and 234,683 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Bireuen Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1110) 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, and by the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004.
The regency's name is commonly spelled without the diaeresis on the : Kabupaten Bireuen (in Acehnese, represents a schwa () in diphthongs).
Administrative districts
The regency is divided administratively into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated 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 Bireuen Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1110) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of district divisions (kemukimam) and villages (gampong) in each district, and its post code.
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2025 Admin centre No. of mukimNo. of gampongPostcode 11.11.01 Samalanga 141.33 27,20927,90728,462Samalanga 5 4624264 11.11.11 Simpang Mamplam 157.81 24,47027,23728,893Simpang Mamplam 3 4124253 11.11.08 Pandrah 113.93 7,6698,8069,483Pandrah Kandeh 3 1924265 11.11.02 Jeunieb 112.49 22,30925,24426,994Jeunieb 6 4324263 11.11.12 Peulimbang 118.3210,24312,08513,186Peulimbang 3 2224266 11.11.03 Peudada 319.60 23,99627,83930,130Peudada 6 5224262 Subtotals Western half 963.48 115,896129,118137,148 26 223 11.11.09 Juli 231.09 28,73833,73136,713Beunyot 4 3624250 11.11.04 Jeumpa 108.99 32,18936,93039,754Blang Bladeh 5 4224251 11.11.13 Kota Juang (Bireuën town) 16.90 44,60447,67049,584Bandar Bireuën 4 2324252 11.11.14 Kuala 17.08 16,16918,73120,258Cot Batee 4 2024260 11.11.10 Jangka 37.71 25,69828,68730,474Jangka 5 4624261 11.11.05 Peusangan 59.03 47,49452,71655,847Matang Glumpang Dua 9 6924267 11.11.16 Peusangan Selatan (South Peusangan) 94.09 13,08014,88915,967Geulanggang Labu 3 2124268 11.11.15 Peusangan Siblah Krueng 111.20 10,44711,95612,855Lueng Daneuen 3 2124269 11.11.06 Makmur 71.69 13,88715,65616,711Ulee Gle 4 2724357 11.11.07 Ganda Pura 38.68 20,88123,73225,431Geurugok 4 40 24356 11.11.17 Kuta Blang 47.04 20,20522,60224,034Kuta Blang 4 4124358 Subtotals Eastern half 833.49 273,392307,300327,628 49 386 Totals 1,796.97 389,288436,418464,776Bandar Bireuën 75 609
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