Buket Peulawi – small settlement in Darul Ihsan subdistrict, East Aceh
Buket Peulawi is a small Indonesian settlement located in the Darul Ihsan subdistrict of Aceh Timur (East Aceh) regency. Based on its coordinates (4.9299622° north latitude, 97.7647603° east longitude), it is situated in the northern part of Sumatra island, in the eastern strip of Aceh province. Aceh Timur regency lies on the eastern side of Aceh province, and at the end of 2023 the total population of the regency was approximately 449,796 inhabitants. Darul Ihsan subdistrict itself is a smaller administrative unit within this regency, and detailed separate data on Buket Peulawi is not available in the available sources.
General overview
Buket Peulawi is not among the more widely known or touristically prominent Indonesian settlements. Direct, settlement-level description is not available from the source material, therefore this general overview is based on data from the broader administrative environment – Aceh Timur regency and Darul Ihsan subdistrict. The regency as a whole is spread over a relatively large area on Aceh's eastern coast, and the region is traditionally known for agricultural and natural resource-based activities. According to Wikipedia sources, Aceh Timur regency is among the oil-rich districts alongside North Aceh (Aceh Utara) and Aceh Tamiang. This hydrocarbon presence defines the regency's industrial and economic character, although Buket Peulawi, as a smaller community likely primarily agrarian in nature, may not directly experience all of its effects. Darul Ihsan subdistrict is located in the interior areas of the regency, where livelihoods are substantially based on agriculture, to a lesser extent on fishing and forestry-related activities – this is a pattern generally observable in coastal and interior areas east of Aceh. Since the region belongs to Aceh province, local administration and daily life are also adapted to Aceh province's distinctive legal system, which differs from other Indonesian provinces, possesses partial autonomy, and applies its own regional regulations.
Real estate and investment
For Buket Peulawi, no publicly available real estate market data specifically pertaining to this settlement is accessible. The following therefore presents more general contexts regarding Aceh Timur regency and the Acehnese region, clearly indicating that these do not necessarily reflect the conditions of the specific settlement. In the territory of Aceh Timur regency, real estate prices and investment activity are typically far below the level of Indonesian tourist destinations – such as Bali or major cities of Java. In the region, the value of plots and properties is determined primarily by agricultural usability, infrastructure provision, and distance from the regency seat, Idi Raya. From an investment perspective, the presence of the oil industry and Aceh province's infrastructure development efforts could potentially influence demand in the long term, but this is more of a trend applicable in the vicinity of the regency seat and major transport hubs. In general terms, in Indonesia direct land acquisition by foreigners falls within strict legal restrictions: the Hak Milik (ownership title) category is only available to Indonesian citizens, while foreigners primarily have access to Hak Pakai (usage rights) and certain long-term lease structures. This general Indonesian regulation also applies to Aceh province, and in all cases it is advisable to involve local legal experts in conducting real estate transactions.
Safety and security
Specific public safety statistics regarding Buket Peulawi do not appear in the available sources, therefore this section describes the broader, regency-level and provincial context. The armed conflict of the Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM, Free Aceh Movement) played a significant role in the history of Aceh Timur regency, with the regency – particularly the Peureulak area and surrounding territories – being one of the main theaters of conflict before the Indonesian government introduced martial law in May 2003. Following the Helsinki accord signed in 2005, however, as a result of sustained ceasefire and peace settlement, the security situation in the region has fundamentally normalized. Today Aceh province is generally not considered an active conflict zone, and in everyday terms the public safety situation is comparable to average Indonesian conditions. However, in certain more remote and less infrastructurally developed parts of the regency, the level of institutional presence and available public services may be lower, which is considered a more general risk factor. For understanding the actual, current situation, reliable information can be obtained from local sources and the competent Indonesian authorities.
Tourist attractions
For Buket Peulawi, no named tourist attraction can be identified from the available sources, thus this section presents more general tourism characteristics of Aceh Timur regency and the broader East Acehnese region, clearly indicating that these are not necessarily located in the immediate vicinity of Buket Peulawi. One of the most well-known historically and culturally significant locations in Aceh Timur regency is the city of Peureulak, which played an outstanding role in the early authentic spread of Islam in Southeast Asia, and which academic literature recognizes as one of the earliest Islamized areas in the archipelago. Within the regency territory can also be found mangrove forests and river delta habitats characteristic of Sumatra's eastern coast, which represent natural values. The tourism highlights of Aceh province as a whole – such as memorial sites near Banda Aceh, the tropical beaches of the province's western coast, or Gunung Leuser National Park – are located at considerable distance from the regency and cannot be considered tourist attractions within the direct sphere of influence of Buket Peulawi. The region has relatively underdeveloped tourism infrastructure and may be more of a destination for travelers with a deeper interest in Aceh, seeking to explore the province's cultural and natural diversity.
Summary
Buket Peulawi is a smaller, poorly documented settlement in Darul Ihsan subdistrict of Aceh province, Indonesia, located within Aceh Timur regency. The regency is known in the broader Indonesian context through hydrocarbon extraction and its distinctive historical past – including the GAM conflict and the 2005 peace settlement that ended it. Autonomous, detailed data about the settlement itself is not publicly available, so those interested can obtain the most relevant information from local government bodies or direct on-site inquiry. Aceh Timur regency as a whole can be counted among the quieter, less tourism-intensive regions of Indonesia.
