Cot Jeurat – village in Blangpidie District, Aceh Barat Daya Regency
Cot Jeurat is a smaller Indonesian settlement (desa) located in the southwestern part of Aceh Province in Sumatra, within the administrative unit of Kabupaten Aceh Barat Daya, belonging to Kecamatan Blangpidie. Based on its coordinates (3.7386° N, 96.8123° E), it is situated close to Blangpidie city, the regency capital. The region is one of Aceh Province's younger administrative units: Kabupaten Aceh Barat Daya was established in 2002 when Indonesian Law No. 4 of 2002 provided for its independence. Available source materials do not contain separate, itemized data regarding Cot Jeurat, so the settlement is presented below within the framework of verifiable connections at the broader regency and district level.
General overview
Cot Jeurat does not rank among well-known or tourism-prominent Indonesian settlements; no separate record data was available in the processed sources regarding its accessibility, internal infrastructure, or population. What can be established is that Kecamatan Blangpidie is the administrative and economic focal point of Aceh Barat Daya regency, as it is home to Blangpidie city itself, the regency capital. Regarding the regency as a whole, the area lying on the southern coast of Aceh Province typically consists of rural communities built on agricultural and fishing activities, where inhabitants of smaller villages characteristically live within these traditional sectors. According to data from late 2023, the regency had a total population of approximately 154,800. Cot Jeurat, insofar as it is located near the district capital, would theoretically benefit from the basic services and infrastructure provided by the city center, though no concrete data is available on this.
Real estate and investment
No separate, itemized source is available regarding Cot Jeurat's internal real estate market. At the broader Kabupaten Aceh Barat Daya level, it can be stated generally that the region does not rank among Indonesia's leading real estate investment destinations: demand and the number of transactions are relatively low, and property prices are typically a fraction of the price levels in more developed regions stimulated by tourist traffic—for example, certain districts of Bali or West Java. In the Aceh region, the local agricultural and fishing economy primarily determines the market for rural properties. If the matter arises as an investment consideration, it is important to note as a framework that in Indonesia, land acquisition for foreign nationals is generally restricted: according to applicable regulations, foreigners cannot acquire full ownership rights (Hak Milik) to productive land or residential property, but can only participate in the Indonesian real estate market through certain limited legal relationships—such as long-term lease (Hak Sewa) or usage rights available under certain conditions (Hak Pakai). This general legal framework naturally applies to Cot Jeurat and Aceh Barat Daya regency as well.
Safety and security
No specific, number-based, or event-level source is available regarding Cot Jeurat's public safety. Regarding the general security situation of Aceh Province, it can be noted with verifiable generality that Aceh is considered a region that has been consolidating since the post-2004 tsunami reconstruction period and the peace agreement signed in 2005; the decades-long armed conflict has ended, and the province has become politically stabilized. Nevertheless, in rural districts, including Aceh Barat Daya regency, concrete local-level assessment of public safety is not possible from available source materials. For travelers and those possibly considering settlement, the recommended procedure is to seek prior information from fresh, authoritative local sources or reliable consular sources.
Tourist attractions
No specifically named tourist attractions appearing in sources can be identified for Cot Jeurat. Regarding the broader Kabupaten Aceh Barat Daya region generally, as part of Aceh Province's southwestern coast, natural assets—the Indian Ocean coast, the mountainous character of interior areas, and proximity to the Leuser ecosystem—provide the most significant attractions, but these can only be reliably communicated with specific names and distances relative to the settlement if sources are available for them, which is not the case here. Should someone wish to obtain information in the Cot Jeurat area, local information points available in Blangpidie city and the administrative offices of Kecamatan Blangpidie can provide current information about nearby natural and cultural sites.
Summary
Cot Jeurat is a smaller rural settlement not documented in detail in publicly available sources, located in the southwestern part of Aceh Province, within Kecamatan Blangpidie district, in Kabupaten Aceh Barat Daya regency. The broader administrative unit—whose total population was approximately 154,800 at the end of 2023—is a collection of agricultural and coastal-oriented rural districts, with Blangpidie serving as its administrative and commercial center. No separate, itemized data is available about the settlement regarding demographic, real estate market, or tourism aspects; those interested are advised to seek local guidance and contact local authorities.
