East Aceh Regency is a regency in eastern Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam

Aceh

Aceh is a special region of Indonesia, located on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Its full name is Daerah Istimewa Aceh , Nanggroë Aceh Darussalam and Aceh . Past spellings of its name include Acheh, Atjeh and Achin...

. The regency covers an area of 6906 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 628,288 people.

The regency borders the Malacca Straitto the north and east, Langsa

Langsa

Langsa is a city in Aceh, Indonesia. It is also called Kota Langsa in Indonesian. The city covers an area of 262.41 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 117,256 people....

 to the south and North Aceh Regency

North Aceh Regency

North Aceh Regency is a regency in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 3,477.92 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 632,200 people.- Economy :...

 to the west.

Economy

This regency is rich in petroleum

Petroleum

Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...

, more so than the North Aceh

North Aceh Regency

North Aceh Regency is a regency in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Indonesia. The regency covers an area of 3,477.92 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 632,200 people.- Economy :...

 and Aceh Tamiang regencies. Fishing employs many people in the regency but little of its is exported; people depend on it for food. The main fishing centre in the regency is in Idl

IDL

- General :* International Date Line, the time zone date boundary* Intermediate density lipoprotein* John F. Kennedy International Airport, from when it was named "Idlewild Airport" * International Drivers License...

. The regency also has several food-plant based industries producing tofu, tempeh

Tempeh

Tempeh , or tempe , is a traditional soy product originally from Indonesia. It is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans into a cake form, similar to a very firm vegetarian burger patty...

 and sun-dried banana chips. Some areas are under plantation exploitation for palm oil and rubber, although there is only one state-owned company (TPN I) operating in the area. Plantations also produce cacao and chocolate and in the Lokop area iron ore and lead is mined.

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into 21 subdistricts

Subdistricts of Indonesia

In Indonesia, a kecamatan or district is a subdivision of a regency or of a city . A district is itself divided into kelurahan or administrative villages....

 (kecamatan):

1. Banda Alam
2. Birem Bayeun
3. Darul Aman
4. Idi Rayeuk
   Idi Rayeuk
   Idi Rayeuk is a town in Aceh province of Indonesia and it is the seat of East Aceh Regency....
   
   
5. Idi Tunong
6. Indra Makmur
7. Julok
8. Madat
9. Nurussalam
10. Pante Bidari
11. Peudawa
12. Peureulak
    Peureulak
    Together with Samudera-Pasai, Perlak or Peureulak are earliest port towns converted to Islam, it is believed as early as 9th century. The location of Pasai and Peureulak is at Indonesia's Sumatra, Aceh province, Lhokseumawe or Lokhseumawe....
    
    
13. West Peureulak
14. East Peureulak
15. Rantau Selamat
16. Ranto Peureulak
17. Serbajadi
18. Simpang Jernih
19. Simpang Ulim
20. Sungai Raya
21. Darul Iksan