Aceh Besar Regency

Great Aceh Regency Kabupaten Aceh Besar
Regency
Regional transcription(s)
• Jawoe	اچيه رايك
From top left : Cut Nyak Dhien house, Indrapuri Old Mosque, Lhok Me Beach, Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport, Seulawah Agam, Lhok Mata Ie beach
Seal
Motto:  Putöh Ngon Meupakat, Kuwat Ngön Meuseuraya (Solved by Consensus, Strong by Together)
Location within Aceh
Great Aceh Regency Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia Great Aceh Regency Great Aceh Regency (Northern Sumatra) Great Aceh Regency Great Aceh Regency (Sumatra) Great Aceh Regency Great Aceh Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°22′N 95°32′E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	Aceh
Established	1956
Regency seat	Jantho
Government
• Regent	Muharram Idris
• Vice Regent	Syukri A. Jalil
Area
• Total	2,903.49 km2 (1,121.04 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2025 estimate)
• Total	453,070
• Density	156.04/km2 (404.15/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 651
Website	acehbesarkab.go.id

Great Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Besar) is a regency of the Indonesian province of Aceh. It covers an area previously known as Lamuri. The regency covers an area of 2,903.49 square kilometres and had a population of 351,418 at the 2010 Census, 391,870 at the 2015 census and 405,535 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 453,070 (comprising 227,130 males and 225,940 females). The Regency is located at the northwest tip of Sumatra island and surrounds the provincial capital of Banda Aceh, many suburbs of which lie within the Regency. It also includes a number of islands off the northern tip of Sumatra, which comprise Pulo Aceh District within the regency. The seat of the Regency government is the town of Jantho.