Southeast Aceh Regency is a regency  in the Aceh

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...

 province of Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

. The regency covers an area of 4,231.41 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 105,653 people. The seat of the regency government is at Kutacane

Kutacane

Kutacane is a town in Aceh province of Indonesia and it is the seat of Southeast Aceh Regency. Kutacane is known as the main gate to the Gunung Leuser National Park....

.In 1969, the Southeast Aceh Regency was separated from the Central Aceh Regency

Central Aceh Regency

Central Aceh is a regency in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, Indonesia.The regency covers an area of 4318.39 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 177,631 people. Most of its inhabitants are Gayo. Central Aceh is famous for its Lake Laut Tawar. Its capital is...

. Along with the Central Aceh Regency

Central Aceh Regency

Central Aceh is a regency in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, Indonesia.The regency covers an area of 4318.39 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 177,631 people. Most of its inhabitants are Gayo. Central Aceh is famous for its Lake Laut Tawar. Its capital is...

 it is home to the Gayo people.
The main commodities produced in the regency are palm oil, cacao, coconut, coffee, nutmeg, walnut, and pachouli oil
The main rivers are the Alas River and the Butan River. It contains the Leuser Ecosystem

Leuser Ecosystem

The Leuser Ecosystem is an area of forest located in the provinces of Aceh and North Sumatra on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Covering more than 2.6 million hectares it is one of the richest expanses of tropical rain forest in Southeast Asia and is the last place on earth where sumatran...

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Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into 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):

• Babul Makmur
• Babul Rahmat
• Babussalam
• Badar
• Bambel
• Bukit Tusam
• Darul Hasanah
• Deleng Phokisen
• Ketambe
• Lawe Alas
• Lawe Bulan
• Lawe Sigala-Gala
• Lawe Sumur
• Lowe Bulen
• Leuser
• Semadam
• Tanah Alas