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Langsa
Aceh, Indonesia · Asia
About Langsa
Langsa sits on the route: 25 minutes from Tualangcut.
Langsa is in Aceh, Indonesia, with about 190,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Tualangcut, about 14 km away.
Langsa (Indonesian: Kota Langsa, Jawi: لڠسا), is a city in Aceh, Indonesia. It is located on the island of Sumatra. Apart from a small seacoast to the northeast, it borders Manyak Payed District of Aceh Tamiang Regency to the east and is otherwise surrounded by Birem Bayeun District of Aceh Timur Regency (of which theRead more
city was formerly a part until 2001) to the north, west and south. The city covers an area of 239.83 square kilometres and had a population of 148,945 at the 2010 Census (compared with 117,256 at the previous 2000 Census); this grew to 185,971 at the 2020 Census, and the official estimate as of mid 2025 was 184,016 (comprising 92,153 males and 91,863 females).
Langsa is located 440 kilometres (273 miles) from the city of Banda Aceh, the province's capital. Langsa is close to its province's southern border and is 167 kilometres (103 miles) from Medan, the capital city of North Sumatra. This makes Langsa a strategic city for trade and traffic between the two provinces.
There are several universities in the city of Langsa both state and private universities. Among them are Samudra University and IAIN Zawiyah Cot Kala, Campus LP3I. The city hosts several schools of nursing and midwifery, including the Academy of Nursing of "Harapan Ibu", the Academy of Nursing "Yayasan Cut Nyak Dhien" and the Academy of Nursing "UMMI".
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Langsa is in Aceh, Indonesia, about 14 km from Tualangcut.
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- Population
- 194,730
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- Aceh
- Timezone
- Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates
- 4.4683, 97.9683
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