East Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Timur) is a regency in eastern Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. The regency covers an area of 6906 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 628,288 people.
The regency borders the Malacca Straitto the north and east, Langsa to the south and North Aceh Regency to the west.
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