West Aceh

regency in Aceh Province, Indonesia
AdministrativeArea regency_of_indonesia Q5778
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Summary

West Aceh is a regency of Indonesia[1]. It draws 61 Wikipedia views per month (regency of indonesia category, ranking #46 of 401).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Aceh[3]
  • Country: Indonesia[4]
  • Capital: Meulaboh[5]
  • Shares border with: Aceh Jaya[6], Pidie[7], Central Aceh[8], Nagan Raya[9]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Arongan Lambalek[10], Bubon[11], Johan Pahlawan[12], Kaway XVI[13], Meureubo[14], Pante Ceureumen[15], Panton Reu[16], Samatiga[17], Sungai Mas[18], Woyla[19], West Woyla[20], East Woyla[21]
  • Legislative body: Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Kabupaten Aceh Barat[22]
  • Executive body: Q114186655[23]
  • Highest judicial authority: Q140470519[24]
  • Commons category: West Aceh Regency[25]
  • Inception: 1956[26]
  • Significant event: boundary change[27]
  • Official website: https://www.acehbaratkab.go.id/[28]
  • Topic's main category: Category:West Aceh Regency[29]
  • Population: 186,008[30]
  • Office held by head of government: Regent of West Aceh[31]
  • Statistics Indonesia area code: 1107[32]
  • Elevation above sea level: 48 m[33]
  • Area: 2927.95 km²[34]
  • Name: Aceh Barat[35]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[36]
  • Related category: Category:District in West Aceh Regency[37]

Why It Matters

West Aceh has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

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] ↑ . Indonesian Emergency Law Number 7 of 1956. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Indonesian Government Regulation Number 53 of 1996. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . sig.bps.go.id. Retrieved . sig.bps.go.id. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Statistics Indonesia Regulation Number 5 Of 2021. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . 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. 2d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 25
    Executive body → Q114186655
    Wikipedia languages → ['ace', 'ban', 'be', 'bew', 'btm', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'gor', 'id', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59105|batch #59105]]: executive body"
  2. 17d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → Q140470519
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  3. 7w ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legislative body → Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Kabupaten Aceh Barat
    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 → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+48'}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2927.95'}
    Shares border with → Aceh Jaya, Pidie, Central Aceh +1
    + 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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