East Aceh Regency

East Aceh Regency Kabupaten Aceh Timur
Regency
Mugajah mountain range
Seal
Motto:  Udep Saree Matee Syahid (Honorable Life and so Martyrdom)
Location within Aceh
East Aceh Regency Location in Aceh, Northern Sumatra, Sumatra and Indonesia East Aceh Regency East Aceh Regency (Northern Sumatra) East Aceh Regency East Aceh Regency (Sumatra) East Aceh Regency East Aceh Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 4°37′N 97°37′E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sumatra
Province	Aceh
Established	1956
Regency seat	Idi Rayeuk
Government
• Regent	Iskandar Usman Al-Farlaky
• Vice Regent	Zainal Abidin
Area
• Total	6,040.6 km2 (2,332.3 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2025 estimate)
• Total	472,102
• Density	78.155/km2 (202.42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (IWST)
Area code	(+62) 646
Website	acehtimurkab.go.id

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East Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Timur) is a regency in eastern Aceh province of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency covers an area of 6,040.6 square kilometres and had a population of 360,475 at the 2010 Census and 422,401 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 472,102 (comprising 237,710 males and 234,392 females). The regency capital is the town of Idi Rayeuk, in the district of the same name.

The regency borders the Malacca Strait to the north-east, the city of Langsa and Aceh Tamiang Regency to the south-east, Gayo Lues Regency to the south, and Central Aceh Regency, Bener Meriah Regency and North Aceh Regency to the west.