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Banda Aceh
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| Banda Aceh | |
  Banda Aceh
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| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Aceh |
| Population (2007) | |
| - Total | 260,000 |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) |
| Website: www.bandaaceh.go.id | |
Banda Aceh is the provincial capital and largest city of Aceh, Indonesia, located on the island of Sumatra, with an elevation of 21 m. The population was approximately 260,000 in 2006.
The city name first was named as Kutaraja, determined as the provincial capital in 1956.[1] Later its name was changed into Banda Aceh, where the first part of its name comes from the Persian bandar (بندر) and means "port" or "haven". It is also proudly referred to as the "port to Meccah", as Islam first arrived in Aceh and spread throughout Southeast Asia.
On December 26, 2004, the Indian Ocean earthquake struck off the western coast of Sumatra. Banda Aceh was the closest major city to the earthquake's epicenter. It was the worst hit area out of all the locations hit. Tens of thousands of people died and many more were injured.
- ^ Government of Indonesia (25 October 1956), UU 24/1956, Establishment of Regional Autonomy in the Province of Aceh and Replacement of Regulation about the Establishment of the Province of North Sumatra, Indonesia Ministry of Justice and Law, UU 24/1956, <http://www.legalitas.org/incl-php/buka.php?d=1900+56&f=uu24-1956.htm>. Retrieved on 2007-09-02
40 Days & 1001 Nights [1], One Woman's Dance Through Life in the Islamic World... - Tamalyn Dallal, 2007. The first part of the journey through the Islamic world goes through Banda Aceh and describes everyday's life of the people in this part of Indonesia.
| Regencies and cities of Aceh |  |
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| Regencies: Aceh Besar | Aceh Jaya | Aceh Singkil | Aceh Tamiang | Bener Meriah | Bireuen | Central Aceh | East Aceh | Gayo Lues | Nagan Raya | North Aceh | Pidie | Pidie Jaya | Simeulue | South Aceh | Southeast Aceh | Southwest Aceh | West Aceh | |
| Cities: Banda Aceh | Langsa | Lhokseumawe | Sabang | Subulussalam |
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