Pidie Regency

Pidie Regency

*Kabupaten Pidie*
Pidie Regency Kabupaten Pidie
Regency
	Seal
	Location within Aceh
	Pidie Regency Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia Pidie Regency Pidie Regency (Northern Sumatra) Pidie Regency Pidie Regency (Sumatra) Pidie Regency Pidie Regency (Indonesia)
	Coordinates: 4°40′00″N 96°00′00″E / 4.66667°N 96°E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	Aceh
Established	1956
Regency seat	Sigli
Government
• Regent	Roni Ahmad
• Vice Regent	Fadhlullah T.M. Daud
Area
• Total	3,184.46 km2 (1,229.53 sq mi)
Population (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	448,085
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 653
Website	pidiekab.go.id

Pidie Regency (also known as: Pidie, Pědir;^[2] "king of"; Indonesian: Kabupaten Pidie) is a regency of Aceh Special region, in Indonesia. It is located in the north of the island of Sumatra, in Western Indonesia, bordered by the Malacca Strait and Pidie Jaya Regency (which was formerly a part of Pidie Regency until it was separated out in 2007) in the north, Aceh Besar Regency in the west, Bireuen Regency in the northeast, and Aceh Jaya Regency in the south. The regency covers an area of 3,184.46 square kilometres and had a population of 379,108 people at the 2010 Census^[3] and 435,275 at the 2020 Census;^[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 448,085 - comprising 223,208 males and 224,877 females.^[1] Pidie was the largest rice-producing area of Aceh province, producing some 20% of its total output.^[5]

People from Pidie control various markets in Aceh special region, in the neighbouring province of North Sumatra (specifically its Medan City), and in the neighboring country of Malaysia. ^[6]

^ ^a ^b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pidie Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1107)
^ Ricklefs, M.C. (2008). History of Modern Indonesia Since c. 1200. Stanford University Press. p. 364.
^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
^ Kell, Tim (2010). The roots of Acehnese rebellion 1989-1992. Jakarta: Equinox Publishing. ISBN 978-602-8397-17-9. OCLC 630315910.
^ The second five-year development plan, 1974/75-1978/79. Dept. of Information, Republic of Indonesia. 1977. p. 29. Retrieved 20 December 2010.

[Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024-1] Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Pidie Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1107)

[2] Ricklefs, M.C. (2008). History of Modern Indonesia Since c. 1200. Stanford University Press. p. 364.

[Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011-3] Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

[Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021-4] Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

[5] Kell, Tim (2010). The roots of Acehnese rebellion 1989-1992. Jakarta: Equinox Publishing. ISBN 978-602-8397-17-9. OCLC 630315910.

[Indonesia1977-6] The second five-year development plan, 1974/75-1978/79. Dept. of Information, Republic of Indonesia. 1977. p. 29. Retrieved 20 December 2010.

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