BRIEF HISTORY OF NORTH ACEH DISTRICT

North Aceh history can not be separated from the historical development of Islamic kingdom in Sumatra namely Pasai Ocean coast located in District Geudong ocean which is the first place the presence of Islam in Southeast Asia. Islamic kingdoms in Aceh have ups and downs, from the time of the kingdom of Srivijaya, Majapahit, Malacca to the Portuguese arrival in 1511 that 10 years later co-occupied Pasai Ocean, to the Dutch colonial period.

The de facto Dutch took control of Aceh in 1904, when the Dutch were able to capture the last bastion of the Aceh warrior Kuta Glee at Batee Iliek in Samalanga. With the Decree of Vander Geuvemement General Van Nederland Indie dated 7 September 1934, the Dutch East Indies government divides the Aceh region of 6 Afdeeling (Regency) led by an Asistent Resident, one of them is Affleefing Noord Kust Van Aceh (North Aceh Regency) covering North Aceh is now added by Bandar Dua Subdistrict which now includes Pidie District (North Aceh Monograph 1986, BPS and BAPPEDA Aceh Utara).

Afdeeling Noord Kust Aceh is divided into 3 (three) Onder Afdeeling (Kewedanaan) headed by a Countroleur (Wedana), namely:

Onder Afdeeling Bireuen
Onder Afdeeling Lhokseumawe
Onder Afdeeling Lhoksukon

In addition to the Onder Afdeeling there are also some Ulee Balang Area (Zelf Bestuur) which can govern itself against the area and its people are Wee Balang Keuretoe, Geurogok, Jeumpa, and Peusangan headed by Ampon Chik.

During the Japanese occupation the Afdeeling term was replaced by Bun, Onder Afdeeling called Gun, Zelf Bestuur called Sun, Mukim called Kun and Gampong called Kumi. After Indonesia was proclaimed as an independent state, North Aceh was called Luhak headed by a Luhak Chief until 1949. Through the Round Table Conference, on 27 December 1949 the Dutch recognized Indonesian independence in the form of a State of the Republic of the United States of Indonesia consisting of several states. One of them is the State of East Sumatra. The Acehnese figures at that time did not acknowledge and were not subject to the RIS but were still subject to the Republic of Indonesia proclaimed on August 17, 1945.

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