Cot Geulumpang Baroh – a small village in Kabupaten Bireuen regency on Sumatra
Cot Geulumpang Baroh is a small Sumatran settlement that belongs to the Kecamatan Jeunieb administrative district within Kabupaten Bireuen regency, in Aceh province, in the northern part of Indonesia. Based on its coordinates (5.1843° north latitude, 96.4890° east longitude), it is located in the internal, inland areas of the regency. Since no settlement-level statistical or detailed descriptive sources were available during the preparation of this article, the following characterization is primarily built on verified data at the Kabupaten Bireuen regency level, presented within the framework of the relevant administrative and territorial context.
General overview
Cot Geulumpang Baroh is part of the Kecamatan Jeunieb district, which belongs to the Kabupaten Bireuen administrative unit. This regency lies in the eastern band of Aceh province, along the Banda Aceh–Medan main route, and borders three adjacent kabupatens – Kabupaten Bener Meriah, Kabupaten Pidie Jaya, and Kabupaten Aceh Utara. Kabupaten Bireuen is recognized as an important transit zone on the road network crossing northern Sumatra, which also determines its role in local and regional goods traffic. Bireuen city itself became an independent administrative unit on 12 October 1999, when it was separated from Kabupaten Aceh Utara. The entire regency – including smaller villages such as Cot Geulumpang Baroh – is located in agricultural areas, where rice fields, plantations, and smaller river valleys form the basis of the landscape. The word "cot" in the name means a ridge or hill in Acehnese language, which may allude to the terrain's relief. No verified source provides population figures or more detailed spatial data about the village itself.
Real estate and investment
Direct, settlement-level market data is not available for Cot Geulumpang Baroh's real estate market. In the broader regional context of Kabupaten Bireuen, it can be said that the regency, due to its position on the Banda Aceh–Medan axis, conducts relatively active economic traffic, which may generate some real estate market demand near major traffic junctions. However, in smaller, interior villages such as Cot Geulumpang Baroh, property values are generally moderate, and market circulation is low. Under Indonesian law, foreigners cannot acquire full ownership rights (Hak Milik) over land; for them, the so-called Hak Pakai (usage rights) and Hak Sewa (lease rights) represent the most common legal frameworks. In Aceh province, moreover, a regulatory environment influenced by local-level Sharia law is also in effect, which requires special attention in certain transactions. From an investment perspective, small villages belonging to Kecamatan Jeunieb may be considered primarily for agricultural exploitation rather than tourism or commercial development, although we have no concrete data on this.
Safety and security
Independent, settlement-level statistics for Cot Geulumpang Baroh's public safety are not available. When describing the regency-level background, it is important to note that Kabupaten Bireuen was once a base area of the Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM), or Aceh Freedom Movement, and during the martial law imposed in May 2003, the region faced serious security difficulties. The 2005 Helsinki Peace Accord (MOU Helsinki), however, marked a turning point: following the agreement, the security situation gradually stabilized in the kabupaten. Today, for Aceh province as a whole, Indonesian and international travel advisories generally emphasize that civil life has normalized in the formerly sensitive region, while adherence to local customs and Sharia law – particularly regarding publicly visible conduct – is expected. Reliable sources do not provide specific crime statistics or incident lists for Cot Geulumpang Baroh.
Tourist attractions
No verified source documents named tourist attractions in Cot Geulumpang Baroh. The area of Kecamatan Jeunieb and the broader Kabupaten Bireuen is primarily not known as a tourist destination, but rather as a transit zone for those traveling between Banda Aceh and North Sumatra. Regarding Kabupaten Bireuen from a historical perspective, it is worth noting that the regency's capital, Bireuen city, temporarily served as Indonesia's second republican capital on 18 June 1948, when the Padang Darurat Republik Indonesia (PDRI) fled there from Bukittinggi to escape Dutch military aggression (Agresi Militer Belanda II). This historical fact gives Bireuen city some commemorative and heritage significance at the regency level, although we have no data on the relationship of related specific memorial sites to Cot Geulumpang Baroh village. The natural environment – the hilly, agricultural landscape – could itself provide local interest, but we cannot substantiate this with sources.
Summary
Cot Geulumpang Baroh is a small Acehnese village in the Kecamatan Jeunieb district, part of Kabupaten Bireuen, located in interior areas away from northern Sumatra's coast. The entire regency is historically significant and a stabilized area since the Helsinki Peace Accord, serving a transit role along the Banda Aceh–Medan route. Currently, detailed demographic, real estate market, or tourism data about the village itself is not available from verified sources, so for interested parties, the Kabupaten Bireuen regency-level context provides the most realistic framework for orientation.
