Aceh Utara District

(Aceh: Acèh Barôh, Jawi: اچيه باروح) is a district located in the province of Aceh, Indonesia.

The district's capital was moved from Lhokseumawe to Lhoksukon, following Lhokseumawe as an autonomous city.

This district is classified as the largest industrial area in the province and is also classified as the largest industry outside Java, especially with the opening of liquefied natural gas processing industry PT. Arun LNG in Lhokseumawe in 1974. In this area there are also other big factories: Kraft Aceh Paper Factory, AAF Fertilizer (Aceh Asean Fertilizer) factory and Iskandar Muda Pupuk factory (PIM).

In the agricultural sector, this region has its own reputable reputation as a very important rice producer. then as a whole the District of North Aceh is the most potential Level II region in the province and per capita income above paras Rp. 1.4 million without oil / gas or Rp. 6 million with oil and gas.

Oil and gas fields were discovered in Lhokseumawe, the capital of North Aceh around the 1970s. Then, Acehpun began to be visited by foreign investors who are interested in the great natural resources. Since then, liquefied natural gas or Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) processed at PT. Arun Natural Gas Liquefaction (NGL) Co., which comes from the installation of ExxonMobil Oil Indonesia Inc. (EMOI) in the Lhokseumawe industrial zone, has transformed the region into a modern petrochemical industry.

Economic activity of North Aceh Regency is dominated by two sectors, namely mining and quarrying sector, and manufacturing industry sector. In the mining sector, gas wells processed by PT. EMOI is certainly one of the advantages of this sector. With a contribution of Rp 8.6 trillion in Gross Regional Domestic Product (PDRB) in 2000, he was ranked first followed by the industry sector of Rp 4.7 trillion.

In the field of religion, the people of Aceh Utara are religiously devout Muslims. In 1994, there were 782 people who went on the pilgrimage.
North Aceh now occupies the former territory of the Islamic Kingdom of Pasai Ocean. Pasai Sultanate according to some opinions mentioned as the first kingdom to adopt the system of Islamic governance in the archipelago. The Pasai Sultanate experienced approximately 300 years of glorious period until the arrival of the European explorer who subjugated the sultanate to almost nothing. Just a little of the history of the greatness of the Sultanate of Pasai that we still encounter today. The most prominent site of Pasai Ocean history is the complex of the tomb of Sultan Malikussaleh and the Tomb of Sultanah Nahrasiyah located in the coastal subdistrict of Samudera now. In the past, often historical artifacts in the form of gold coins found hidden in the ground on the former capital of the ancient Pasai Empire, but now this discovery is rare. When the Dutch invaded Aceh and succeeded in establishing a colonial government in 1904, Aceh Utara was designated an Afdeeling District led by the Resident Assistant. This vast territory is named Afdeeling Noord Kust Van Aceh (North Aceh District). Afdeeling is divided into 3 onderafdeeling (Kewedanaan) headed by a Countroleur (Wedana) namely: Onder Afdeeling Bireuen, Onder Afdeeling Lhokseumawe and Onder Afdeeling Lhoksukon. Besides, the Dutch East Indies government also set some Ulee Balang Regional Power which has self-government to the region and its people. This region is named as Zelf Bestuur In addition to Onder Afdeeling in North Aceh there are also some Ulee Balang Area (Zelf Bestuur) which has the right to govern itself against the area and its people are Ulee Balang Keureutoe, Geureugok, Jeumpa, and Peusangan each Zelf Bestuur is led by Ampon Chik.

After the independence period of Aceh Utara government territory was maintained in the territory once established by the Dutch. Based on Law No. 1 of 1957 and Presidential Decree No. 6 of 1959. The District of North Aceh Level II is divided into 3 (three) Kewedanaan namely: Kewedanaan Bireuen consists of 7 districts, Kewedanan Lhokseumawe consists of 8 Subdistricts, Luckking Lhoksukon consists of 8 districts .

Along with the development and growth of the region, population growth and the spirit of regional autonomy in 1999 on the former Bireun kewedanaan set to Bireuen District and in 2001 Lhokseumawe City following the new municipality out of North Aceh regency.

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