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Alafan

Alafan is an administrative district (kecamatan) of the Simeulue Regency on Simeulue in the Indonesian province of Aceh. At the 2010 Census it had a total population of 4,479 people, which by mid 2023 had grown to an officially estimated total of 5,154.

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Alafan
(Kecamatan Alafan)
District (Kecamatan)
Alafan
Coordinates: 2°47′41″N 95°45′41″E / 2.79472°N 95.76139°E / 2.79472; 95.76139
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceAceh
RegencySimeulue
Area
 • Total
191.87 km2 (74.08 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)1
 • Total
5,154
 • Density26.86/km2 (69.57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

Alafan is an administrative district (kecamatan) of the Simeulue Regency on Simeulue in the Indonesian province of Aceh.2 At the 2010 Census it had a total population of 4,479 people,3 which by mid 2023 had grown to an officially estimated total of 5,154.1

Administrative divisions

Alafan is divided administratively into 8 gampong:

No. Name
1 Lewak
2 Lamerem
3 Lhok Pauh
4 Serafon
5 Langi
6 Lubuk Baik
7 Lhok Dalam
8 Lafakha
References

References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Simeulue Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1109)
  2. Aceh, 8,9 skala Richter lalu tsunami: smong parahara di Pulau Simeulue 1833, 1907, 2004 (in Indonesian). Koordinatoriat Bangit Aceh, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. 2005. ISBN 978-979-99398-2-1. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.