Discover Baluk in Indonesia
Baluk in the region of Aceh is a place located in Indonesia - some 1,043 mi or ( 1679 km ) North-West of Jakarta , the country's capital .
Local time in Baluk is now 11:51 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Jakarta " with a UTC offset of 7 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Phuket, Krabi, Kantang, Huai Yot, and Suwatimah. When in this area, you might want to check out Phuket . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Baluk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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West Aceh Regency
West Aceh Regency is a regency in the Aceh province of Indonesia. The regency currently covers an area of 2927.95 square kilometres and according to the 2000 census had a population of 251,227 people. The seat of the regency government is at Meulaboh. It is a palm oil producing area. Some of the people of the regency are Minangkabau-descended Aneuk Jamee. The regency is among the hardest-hit areas during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.
Located at 4.45 96.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Teunom
Teunom, a town in the West Aceh Regency of Aceh province on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, with a population of about 12,000, was reported to have "vanished completely leaving only scattered shards of concrete" as a result of the tsunami produced by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. U.S. Helicopters dropped bottles of water to survivors; officials stated that 8,000 out of a population of 18,000 were killed (January 2, 2005 story).
Located at 4.48 95.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 km away
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