Pidie_Jaya_Regency
Pidie Jaya Regency
Regency in Sumatra, Indonesia
Pidie Jaya Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Pidie Jaya) is a regency in the Aceh Special region of Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. The regency was created out of the former northeast districts of Pidie Regency on 2 January 2007. The seat of the regency government is at the town of Meureudu. The regency covers an area of 952.11 square kilometres and had a population of 132,956 people at the 2010 Census[2] and 158,397 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 164,361 - comprising 81,871 males and 82,490 females.[1]