Banda Aceh
city in Aceh Province, Indonesia
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Summary
Banda Aceh is a Kota Besar[1]. It draws 2,027 Wikipedia views per month (kota besar category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Aceh[3]
- Country: Indonesia[4]
- Instance of: Kotapraja[5], city of Indonesia[6]
- Shares border with: Great Aceh[7]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Baiturrahman[8], Banda Raya[9], Jaya Baru[10], Kuta Alam[11], Kuta Raja[12], Lueng Bata[13], Meuraxa[14], Syiah Kuala[15], Ulee Kareng[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Samarkand[17], Apeldoorn[18]
- Legislative body: Banda Aceh City House of Representatives[19]
- Executive body: Q114187245[20]
- Highest judicial authority: District Court of Banda Aceh[21]
- Postal code: 0651[22]
- Commons category: Banda Aceh[23]
- Inception: April 22, 1205[24]
- Official website: https://www.bandaacehkota.go.id/[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Banda Aceh[26]
- Population: 235,305[27]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Banda Aceh[28]
- Capital of: Aceh[29]
- Official name: Kota Banda Aceh[30], Kotapraja Kutaraja[31]
- Motto text: Saboeh Pakat Tabangun Banda[32]
- Category for people who died here: Q29550884[33]
- Has characteristic: port city[34], coastal city[35]
- Statistics Indonesia area code: 1171[36]
- Native label: Kota Banda Aceh[37]
- Owner of: H. Dimurthala Stadium[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 21 m[39]
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Physical Characteristics
Banda Aceh covers an area of 61.36 km²[40].
Why It Matters
Banda Aceh has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]