Nagan Raya Regency


Nagan Raya Regency is a regency in the Aceh special region of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The seat of the regency government is at Suka Makmue. The regency covers an area of 3,363.72 square kilometres and according to the 2010 census had a population of 139,663 people; the latest official estimate is 147,037.

Administrative divisions

The regency is divided administratively into eight districts :
  1. Beutong
  2. Darul Makmur
  3. Kuala
  4. Seunagan
  5. Seunagan Timur
  6. Tadu Raya
  7. Kuala Pesisir
  8. Suka Makmue

    Paddy fields

In 2012, Nagan Raya Regency has 24,698 hectares paddy fields with production of 164,586 tonnes of rice equivalent per year. Only a third of production is for regency's consumption and the rest is about 110,000 tonnes sold to other regencies and even to Medan, North Sumatra Province.