Leupung
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| Coordinates | 5 ° 31 ' N , 95 ° 15' E | ||
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| Country | Indonesia | ||
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Sumatera | ||
| Autonomous Province | Aceh | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ID-AC | ||
| Residents | 2553 | ||
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Leupung (also "Leupueng") is an Indonesian district in the province of Aceh Besar near the city of Banda Aceh , the capital of the semi-autonomous region of Aceh on the island of Sumatra .
history
The Indian Ocean earthquake in 2004 saw the district experience its Armageddon . While the population was around 10,000 before the earthquake, the tsunami that followed wiped it out to a few hundred people. Since then the number has increased again and in 2010, at the last census , was 2553 inhabitants. There were or are now six villages in Leupung: Deah , Meunasah Mesjid , Meunasah Bak U , Lamseunia , Pulot and Layeun .
Individual evidence
- ↑ James Meek: 'From one end to another, Leupueng has vanished as if it never existed' . James Meek reports on the complete destruction of a town in Sumatra. In: The Guardian . January 1, 2005, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed March 27, 2020]).