South Aceh Regency with its capital Tapaktuan, has area of 400,509 ha or 4005 km 2. Geographically, South Aceh Regency is located at position 02 o 22 '36 "- 04 o - 06' North Latitude (LT) 90 o 35 '40 o - 96 o 35' 340" East Longitude (BT) with the following restrictions: * Eastern boundary with: Kabupaten Aceh Singkil * Western border with: Kabupaten Aceh Barat Daya * North boundary with: Kabupaten Aceh Singkil * Southern border with: Kabupaten Aceh Tenggara Region District residents is most District Labuhan Haji Kluet followed by the North District, while the number of population is the smallest District Sawang. Some residents living along the coastal road and river fringe.
Topography and climatology
Topography Kabupaten Aceh Selatan very varied, consisting of low, bumpy, hilly, with mountains up to the level slope is very steep / precipitous.
From the data obtained, the condition of topography with very steep slope / steep reaches 63.45%, while only around a plateau with a slope of 34.66% of land is dominant in the slope of slope of ³ 40% with a 254.138.39 ha and the smallest slope of 8 -15% area of 175.04 hectares of the rest scattered in the different levels of tilt. View from the altitude of the place (above sea level) has a height of 0-25 meters wide which is the largest 152,648 hectares (38.11%) and the smallest is the height of 25-00 meters of 39,720 hectares (9.92%).
Meanwhile, most types of land in South Aceh Regency is a red-yellow podzolik of 161.022 hectares and at least that is the type of land regosol (only 5.213 ha). Next Image town Tapaktuan
