Meunye Matang Ubi – village in the administrative district area of Kabupaten Aceh Utara
Meunye Matang Ubi is a small Indonesian village (gampong) located within the territory of Kabupaten Aceh Utara (North Aceh Regency) in Aceh province, on the island of Sumatra. Administratively, it belongs to Kecamatan Lhoksukon, whose city of the same name also serves as the administrative seat of Kabupaten Aceh Utara. The settlement is situated at coordinates 5.0418765° north latitude and 97.3381532° east longitude, thus in the interior regions of Sumatra's northern coastline, within an agricultural landscape. No independent, detailed settlement-level source exists for Meunye Matang Ubi; the description below therefore relies partly on verifiable data from Kecamatan Lhoksukon and partly on Kabupaten Aceh Utara, with the administrative level indicated in each case.
General overview
Meunye Matang Ubi is one of the villages in Kecamatan Lhoksukon, identified by name in Indonesian administrative records and documents of the Aceh Utara provincial government. The kecamatan encompasses a total of 75 gampongs (villages), including Meunye Matang Ubi and similarly named neighboring villages (Nga Matang Ubi, Trieng Matang Ubi). According to data for the district as a whole, rice fields surround the settlements in the kecamatan, and certain parts of the infrastructure remain underdeveloped: one of the roads leading to Meunye Matang Ubi shows conditions comparable to experience gained in difficult terrain, marked by mud and potholes. This infrastructure picture generally characterizes the smaller villages of the kecamatan. A recently built public market in the district (Pasar Rakyat Meujee Matang Ubi) was a project of the Kabupaten Aceh Utara Department of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, with a construction cost of approximately 5.7 billion rupiah, though the facility remained underutilized for years after its completion. For the kecamatan as a whole: the villages are surrounded by rice fields, and the landscape is fundamentally agricultural in character. Lhoksukon, as the kecamatan's administrative and economic center, is defined by multiple economic sectors—agriculture, industry, and mining.
Real estate and investment
No independent, settlement-level real estate market data is available for Meunye Matang Ubi; the broader context of Kabupaten Aceh Utara and Aceh province can be described below. Across Aceh province as a whole, the median purchase price for real estate is approximately USD 137,000, with a median price per square meter of USD 1,317; in Kabupaten Aceh Utara, only a few properties are advertised on the online market. This limited supply indicates that in the smaller villages of the kabupaten—including those in Kecamatan Lhoksukon—the real estate market is highly restricted, built primarily on local transactions. Kabupaten Aceh Utara is one of the most significant industrial districts outside Java, particularly following the development of the liquefied natural gas processing industry by PT Arun LNG, and the regency also ranks as an important rice-producing area. The entire Kabupaten Aceh Utara possesses the greatest economic potential within Aceh province; per capita income excluding oil and gas extraction exceeds 1.4 million rupiah. Regarding foreign property acquisition in general terms: in Indonesia, the property acquisition rights of foreigners are legally restricted—direct land ownership (Hak Milik) is not available to them; instead, long-term rental arrangements (Hak Pakai, Hak Sewa) or purchase through an Indonesian legal entity represent the proper channel. This general Indonesian legal framework also applies in Kabupaten Aceh Utara.
Safety and security
No verifiable, settlement-level public security data is available for Meunye Matang Ubi; the generally known circumstances of the broader district and province are described below. Aceh province has undergone significant transformation in recent decades: the armed conflicts of previous decades, which affected the territory of Kabupaten Aceh Utara, were concluded after 2005 with the Helsinki Agreement, and the province has since achieved substantially greater stability. The majority of residents in Kabupaten Aceh Utara are Muslim, and the constitutional framework guarantees religious freedom for minorities. Sharia-based local regulations apply in Aceh province, compliance with which forms part of public order; this substantially influences daily life and local norms. Specific criminal statistics or public security assessments regarding the smaller villages of Kecamatan Lhoksukon, such as Meunye Matang Ubi, are not publicly available from verifiable sources, and therefore no such data are provided here.
Tourist attractions
No identified tourist attractions backed by sources are found in Meunye Matang Ubi itself. However, several attractions documented in verifiable sources can be found in the broader territory of Kecamatan Lhoksukon and Kabupaten Aceh Utara. The Cut Meutia Museum (Rumah Cut Meutia) is the former residence of the national heroine of the same name; it is located approximately 31 kilometers from the city of Lhokseumawe, but only about 9 kilometers from the Lhoksukon district, in the village of Desa Masjid Pirak in Kecamatan Matang Kuli. The waterfall named Tujuh Bidadari (Seven Fairies) also ranks among the tourist destinations in Kabupaten Aceh Utara; it is situated within the forest in terrain that is harder to access, in the Syiah Utama Selatan forest area. Krueng Geukuh Beach is located on the coastline of Aceh Utara; from the Lhoksukon district, the route is approximately 56 kilometers, equivalent to about one and a half hours. In the city of Lhoksukon, the Masjid Agung Baiturrahim mosque is also a well-known location in the district. All of these attractions are linked to the broader Kabupaten Aceh Utara region and do not directly belong to the village of Meunye Matang Ubi.
Summary
Meunye Matang Ubi is a small agricultural gampong within the territory of Kecamatan Lhoksukon, in the administrative district area of Kabupaten Aceh Utara, in the northern part of Aceh province on Sumatra. The territory of Kabupaten Aceh Utara covers 2,705.26 square kilometers; according to the 2020 census, its population was 602,793. Detailed direct data for the village is not available; the agricultural, industrial, and historical characteristics of the broader district—connected to the legacy of the Samudra Pasai kingdom—provide context for the area. Regarding real estate market and tourism perspectives, the conditions of the nearby city of Lhoksukon and the kabupaten as a whole are decisive, while Meunye Matang Ubi itself remains rather a quiet, rural village community in the interior regions of North Aceh.
