Aceh Selatan (Indonesia)

South Aceh Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Aceh Selatan) is a regency in the Aceh province of Indonesia. It is located on the west coast of the island of Sumatra. The regency covers an area of 4,205.33 square kilometres and had a population of 202,251 at the 2010 Census, 224,588 in 2015 and 232,414 at the 2020 Census; the official population estimate in 2023 was 236,933. Its population density was thus 48.1 inhabitants/km2 at the 2010 census, 55.3 inhabitants/km2 at the 2020 census, and 56.3 inhabitants/km2 in 2023. The seat of the regency government is at Tapaktuan.