Bener Meriah Regency

Bener Meriah Regency Kabupaten Bener Meriah
Regency
Seal
Motto:  Musara Pakat
Location within Aceh
Bener Meriah Regency Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia Bener Meriah Regency Bener Meriah Regency (Northern Sumatra) Bener Meriah Regency Bener Meriah Regency (Sumatra) Bener Meriah Regency Bener Meriah Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°45′N 97°00′E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	Aceh
Established	2003
Regency seat	Simpang Tiga Redelong
Government
• Regent	Ahmadi
• Vice Regent	Abuya Sarkawi
Area
• Total	1,941.61 km2 (749.66 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	161,342
• Density	83/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 643
Website	benermeriahkab.go.id

Bener Meriah Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Bener Meriah) is a regency in Aceh Special District, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency covers an area of 1,941.61 square kilometres and it had a population of 122,277 at the 2010 census and 161,342 at the 2020 census. Its capital is the town of Simpang Tiga Redelong. Until 2003 the present territory of this regency was the northern part of the Central Aceh Regency, from which it was split away.

Administrative districts

As at the 2010 census, the regency was divided administratively into seven districts (kecamatan). However, since 2010 three additional districts - Bener Kelipah, Gajah Putih and Mesidah - have been created by the division of existing districts. The ten districts are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres and the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district.

Name	Area <in km2	Population census 2010	Population census 2020	Admin centre	No. of villages
Timang Gajah	98.28	25,315	21,880	Lampahan	30
Gajah Putih	72.57	(a)	9,326	Reronga	10
Pintu Rime Gayo	223.56	10,155	14,752	Blang Rakal	23
Bukit	110.95	21,781	29,489	Simpang Tiga Redelong	40
Wih Pesam	66.28	19,861	24,938	Pante Raya	27
Bandar	82.10	25,931	28,261	Pondok Baru	35
Bener Kelipah	26.75	(a)	4,984	Gunung Musara	12
Syiah Utama	814.63	4,525	2,147	Samar Kilang	14
Mesidah	286.83	(a)	5,199	Wer Tingkem	15
Permata	159.66	14,709	20,366	Buntul	27
Totals	1,941.61	122,277	161,342	Simpang Tiga Redelong	233

Note: (a) the 2010 population of these three districts is included in the figure for the preceding districts, from which they were subsequently split away.

Bener Meriah Regency covers the former northern part of the Central Aceh Regency, and is bordered by Bireuen, North Aceh and Central Aceh regencies.

External links

• Bener Meriah Regency (in Indonesian)
• UU RI No.41 Tahun 2003 (in Indonesian)