Bireuën Regency
Bireuën Regency is a regency of Aceh, the western-most province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The capital is Bireuën, 105 miles east of the provincial capital, Banda Aceh. The regency covers an area of 1,901.2 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 340,271 people; at the 2010 Census it had a population of 389,288, which had risen to 409,842 according to the latest. It is bordered by the Strait of Malacca on the northeast coastline. Bireuen has been affected by the clashes between the Free Aceh Movement and the government.
It was affected by the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on 26 December 2004.Administrative divisions
The regency is divided administratively into seventeen districts. Their areas and populations at the 2010 Census are listed below:
| Name | Area
| Population
Census 2010 |
| Samalanga | 104.5 | 27,209 |
| Simpang Mamplam | 170.9 | 24,470 |
| Pandrah | 97.3 | 7,669 |
| Jeunieb | 135.0 | 22,309 |
| Peulimbang | 105.0 | 10,243 |
| Peudada | 315.0 | 23,996 |
| Juli | 273.0 | 28,738 |
| Jeumpa | 78.6 | 32,189 |
Kota Juang
| 18.6 | 44,604 |
| Kuala | 17.0 | 16,169 |
| Jangka | 37.1 | 25,698 |
| Peusangan | 57.3 | 47,494 |
Peusangan Selatan
| 115.0 | 13,080 |
| Peusangan Siblah Krueng | 100.4 | 10,447 |
| Makmur | 66.2 | 13,887 |
| Ganda Pura | 42.7 | 20,881 |
| Kuta Blang | 36.5 | 20,205 |
