South Aceh Regency

South Aceh Regency Kabupaten Aceh Selatan
Regency
Sikulat
Seal
Motto(s):  Satya Bakti (Loyal and Devout)
Location within Aceh
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Coordinates: 3°08′N 97°27′E / 3.133°N 97.450°E / 3.133; 97.450
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	Aceh
Established	1956
Regency seat	Tapaktuan
Government
• Regent	Amran
• Vice Regent	Nasjuddin
Area
• Total	4,173.82 km2 (1,611.52 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	239,475
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 656
Website	acehselatankab.go.id

South Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Selatan) is a regency in the Aceh province of Indonesia. It is located on the west coast of the island of Sumatra. The regency covers an area of 4,173.82 square kilometres and had a population of 202,251 at the 2010 Census,^[2] 224,588 in 2015 and 232,414 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 239,475 (comprising 120,187 males and 119,288 females).^[1] Its population density was thus 48.5 inhabitants/km² at the 2010 census, 53.8 inhabitants/km² in 2015, 55.7 inhabitants/km² at the 2020 census, and 57.4 inhabitants/km² in mid 2023. The seat of the regency government is at Tapaktuan.