Southeast Aceh Regency

The original inhabitants of Southeast Aceh Regency are the Alas people. They use the Alas language and live under the customs (adat) of those people. However, the population of the Southeast Aceh Regency has become very diverse due to migration from other regencies of Aceh and beyond. Although this Regency is part of Aceh province, the Acehnese people (an eastern coastal grouping) do not dominate this place. Here are some other peoples other than Alas inhabiting the regency: • Gayo people, the majority of whom live in Bambel district. • Karo people in Babul Makmur, Lawe Sigala-Gala, Semadam, and Babussalam districts. • Java Islanders (Javanese and Sundanese peoples) in Badar and Babussalam districts. • Minangkabau people in Babussalam district (in the town of Kutacane). • Singkil people in Bambel district. • Acehnese people, mainly in Babussalam district (in the town of Kutacane). There are other smaller ethnic groups that are still new to the Regency and do not constitute a majority population elsewhere, such as Tamiang Malays. == Administrative borders ==

The regency is bordered by the following regencies: == Administrative districts ==

The regency is divided administratively into sixteen districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census The densest populations are found in the eastern districts, along the borders with North Sumatra province. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (gampong) in each district, and its post codes. == Regents ==