When Sawang Is Not Another Black Area/ Mengenang Masa lalu writingcontest

Mentioning the name of Sawang, people from the south west coast in Aceh immediately turned to the District of South Aceh. Because there, the name was attached to the name of a district. While on the north east coast, people will think first, the name is a subdistrict in the interior of North Aceh regency or about 30 kilometers southeast of Lhokseumawe City.
But outside these two sub-districts, search results to various sources, there are four gampong (villages) in Aceh called Sawang. Among these are located in Samudera Sub-district, North Aceh, in Setia Sub-district, Aceh Barat Daya District, Setia Bakti Sub-district, Aceh Jaya District, and finally with Rimba's word located in Tenggulun Sub-district, Aceh Tamiang District.

Apart from the similarity of some names, Sawang District, North Aceh is an area often become a byword, both positive and negative. The negatives, such as the endless bases of marijuana fields in North Aceh, the digging of C digging and illegal logging. Not only that, when the military emergency, the district was branded by the security apparatus as 'state'.

images of cannabis fields*

In fact, where residents are there when they go (go) to the center of the crowds across national roads, precisely on the border of Muara Batu sub-district (Krueng Mane), often called 'passports' like foreign citizens. The reason is, with widespread deployment, Sawang soft to be the headquarters of GAM at that time. So Sawang improved his status when it became 'black area' and led by the military sub-district.

While the positive, of course this fertile area is known as a super delicious durian centers sekabupaten. Because of the delights and splendor, now built a rectangular monument with a peak of yellowish green durian, exactly in the square of the capital district.

picture of durian merchant

In addition, Sawang is also known as a producer of areca nut to date. Really boast the people there in 1998 during the monetary crisis. Pinang prices suddenly skyrocketed, per kilogram never reached Rp30 thousand. Compare the premium price is still Rp1.200 at that time.

picture of betel nut

In addition to agricultural commodities, there is an unexpected gift. Sawang has a beautiful natural panorama surrounded by rivers with boulders, clear and cool water from the mountain stream of Gunong Geureudong, the Gayo highlands. Then there was once a natural tourist destination, bathing Krueng Sawang his name. Then this popular tourist attraction codeis self-contained, as the peak of the conflict around the 2000s.

picture of krueng Sawang river

While conflict is no longer present, sub-district road infrastructure has been widened, bridges have increased, more and more residents, expanded agricultural lands such as local transmigration, new paddy fields, and two high school homes have been present post-conflict, SMA Negeri and SMK Negeri .

As well as increasing human resources, from the Sawang Student Association (Himasa) data until 2015, there are two thousand more students who are completing specialized undergraduate studies in various regions, including outside the region.

Then the political side, the Sawang community now has five board members. Four of them sit in North Aceh DPRK, such as Fauzi alias Cempala and Mukhtar alias Pawang from Partai Aceh. Then Tantawi from the Democratic Party, and M. Sani Ishak from PAN. While Tarmizi alias Panyang sits in the Aceh House, through Aceh Party vehicle.

The number of members of this board, Sawang broke his own record. Since the history of Sawang noted, there has not been so many councils. Previously only two people in DRPK Aceh Utara. The other side, camat also until this moment held by the birth son of Sawang District, Drs Sufyan. For Sufyan, this is the second period in the sub-district although not consecutive.

According to the BPS Village Potential data in 2012, Sawang has an area of ​​384.65 square kilometers, a population of 34,174 spread over 39 gampongs in two settlements. Beratas, north of Muara Batu sub-district and Bireuen district. The eastern boundary is Banda Baro and Nisam Antara Subdistricts. South with Nisam Antara District and Bener Meriah Regency. West side with Bireuen Regency.

Well, with conditions like this now, there is no reason for Sawang District to immediately race in pembagunan. Especially in poverty alleviation. The current development hope, the community relies on five people's representatives in particular and all local officials to Sawang District is not late one step than other areas.

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Author. Mustafa Kamal Utsman (www.goaceh.co)
Desember 2016
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