Langsa

city in Aceh Province, Indonesia
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Summary

Langsa is a city of Indonesia[1]. Langsa draws 137 Wikipedia views per month (city of indonesia category, ranking #64 of 91).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Aceh[3]
  • Country: Indonesia[4]
  • Shares border with: East Aceh[5], Aceh Tamiang[6]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: West Langsa[7], Langsa Baro[8], Langsa Kota[9], Langsa Lama[10], East Langsa[11]
  • Legislative body: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Kota Langsa[12]
  • Executive body: Q114187301[13]
  • Highest judicial authority: Q140470515[14]
  • Commons category: Langsa[15]
  • Inception: October 17, 2001[16], June 21, 2001[17]
  • Separated from: East Aceh[18]
  • Official website: http://www.langsakota.go.id/[19]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Langsa[20]
  • Population: 178,334[21]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Langsa[22]
  • Replaces: Langsa[23]
  • Official name: Kota Langsa[24]
  • Statistics Indonesia area code: 1173[25]
  • Elevation above sea level: 10 m[26]
  • Area: 262.41 km²[27]
  • Name: Langsa[28]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[29]
  • Related category: Category:District in Langsa[30]

Why It Matters

Langsa has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Langsa is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Aceh Provincial Government Administrative Region Code and Data 2015. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Aceh Provincial Government Administrative Region Code and Data 2015. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 3 of 2001. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 3 of 2001. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The Master Book of Indonesian Territory Data 2015. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 3 of 2001. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 6 of 2008. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . sig.bps.go.id. Retrieved . sig.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Statistics Indonesia Regulation Number 5 Of 2021. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Executive body → Q114187301
    Wikipedia languages → ['ace', 'af', 'ar', 'ban', 'be', 'bew', 'ceb', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59105|batch #59105]]: executive body"
  2. 19d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → Q140470515
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56462|batch #56462]]: kabupaten/kota highest judicial authority"
  3. 8w ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legislative body → Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Kota Langsa
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48356|batch #48356]]: add legislative branch to each kabkot"
  4. 23w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Replaces → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10'}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+262.41'}
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29483|batch #29483]]: name stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022"
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