Cot Punti – small village in the eastern Woyla district of Aceh Barat Regency on Sumatra
Cot Punti is an Indonesian village (desa) located in the western part of Aceh province (Provinsi Aceh) on Sumatra, within the administrative unit of Kabupaten Aceh Barat, in Kecamatan Woyla Timur district. Based on its coordinates (4.4629° N, 96.0388° E), it lies in close proximity to the Woyla River watershed in an area predominantly characterized by agriculture. The capital of Kabupaten Aceh Barat is the coastal city of Meulaboh, from which the district's settlements are typically accessed by land routes. No independent settlement-level statistical or encyclopedic sources are available for Cot Punti; the following presents the location within the broader context of the regency and province.
General overview
Cot Punti forms part of Kecamatan Woyla Timur, which extends across the eastern interior areas of Kabupaten Aceh Barat. Before administrative divisions (pemekaran), the regency itself covered an area of more than ten thousand square kilometers across a significant portion of Sumatra's western and southern coastal regions; the current, reduced area is 2,927.95 km², and in mid-2024 it counted 207,690 residents. Woyla Timur district takes its name from the Woyla River, the region's defining watercourse, along which rural communities are primarily engaged in rice cultivation, smallholder farming, and partly fishing. Interior areas, distant from the coastal regions – such as Woyla Timur – are generally less densely populated and less industrialized than the coastal city of Meulaboh and its immediate sphere of influence. No documented data is currently available regarding urban infrastructure or industrial facilities in Cot Punti; therefore, the settlement's living conditions can be described based on the district's agrarian and rural character.
Real estate and investment
No publicly available, settlement-level data exists regarding the real estate market in Cot Punti; the following reflect the broader real estate market context of Kabupaten Aceh Barat and Aceh province. In the region, a significant portion of real estate transactions involves agricultural and mixed-use plots (sawah, kebun), whose value is fundamentally influenced by accessibility, fertility, and access to water. In interior, smaller villages – such as Cot Punti likely is – plot prices are considerably lower than in coastal or city-adjacent zones. From an investment perspective, demand exists in interior areas of Aceh province for agricultural and plantation-type real estate, particularly in palm oil and rubber plantations. In Indonesia, foreign individuals cannot acquire direct ownership rights (Hak Milik) on productive land; they may at most acquire usage rights for a specified period (Hak Pakai) or other indirect titles; this generally applicable Indonesian land tenure framework also applies to Aceh province. Due to the region's level of infrastructural development and local regulations stemming from Aceh province's special autonomy, it is always advisable to seek local legal counsel before investing.
Safety and security
No criminal statistics or security assessments are available for Cot Punti in publicly accessible, verifiable sources. Regarding public security in the broader Aceh province generally, it may be stated that since the 2005 Helsinki peace accord and the consolidation of the province's special autonomy, the situation has stabilized in much of the territory previously affected by armed conflict. In rural, smaller villages, community control at the local level is generally stronger and urban-type crime is less prevalent, though this does not provide automatic guarantees. For travelers and potential investors, it is always advisable to seek information from local authorities and reliable local partners.
Tourist attractions
No documented tourist attractions are found in verifiable sources for Cot Punti or Kecamatan Woyla Timur. The most recognized attractions of Kabupaten Aceh Barat at the broader regional level are primarily connected to the city of Meulaboh and the regency's coastal areas. The regency is the birthplace of national hero Teuku Umar; his name is given to several institutions in the region, including Universitas Teuku Umar, a leading institution of higher education locally. The Woyla River valley may offer experiences for those interested in nature tourism and riparian landscapes; however, no documented sources exist regarding organized tourist infrastructure in this area. The biological diversity of the interior, forested regions is generally characteristic of rural areas in West Aceh; nevertheless, no specific nature conservation area or ecological visitation site related to Cot Punti can be identified from available data.
Summary
Cot Punti is a small, rural settlement in Kabupaten Aceh Barat regency in Aceh province on Sumatra, located in Kecamatan Woyla Timur district. The regency counted approximately 208,000 residents in mid-2024 and is historically the birthplace of national hero Teuku Umar. The village itself does not appear independently in available sources; its characteristics are determined by the general conditions of the agricultural interior and the Woyla River valley. For those interested in the region, it is advisable to plan on-site orientation and involvement of local experts, as settlement-level statistical, real estate market, or tourist data are not publicly documented.
