Meunasah Teungoh – a village in Kecamatan Pandrah, Kabupaten Bireuen, Aceh Province
Meunasah Teungoh is one of the gampong (villages) of Kecamatan Pandrah in Kabupaten Bireuen, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The settlement is located at coordinates 5.176° North latitude and 96.495° East longitude, placing it in the hilly interior zone of Sumatra's northern coastal region. Kecamatan Pandrah comprises a total of 19 gampong, which include, alongside Meunasah Teungoh, Meunasah Reudeup, Pandrah Janeng, Pandrah Kandeh, Panton Bili, and Seuneubok Baro. The regency capital is the city of Bireuen, which serves as the administrative and economic center of the region.
General overview
Meunasah Teungoh is a small village with a predominantly agricultural character; publicly available statistical data specific to the settlement level is not accessible. The village can be situated within the broader context of Kecamatan Pandrah: Pandrah is a kecamatan in Kabupaten Bireuen, Aceh Province. Kabupaten Bireuen comprises a total of 17 kecamatan, including Kecamatan Pandrah, and comprises a total of 609 villages. Kecamatan Pandrah's postal code is 24265, which fits within Aceh Province's postal code system. The term "meunasah" in Acehnese administrative and religious tradition denotes a village-level communal building, a kind of community gathering place that serves both communal and religious functions; the term "teungoh" means "middle," referring to the relative spatial position within the same district in relation to similarly named neighboring villages (such as Meunasah Reudeup). Kabupaten Bireuen has an area of 1,796.32 km², with elevations ranging between 0 and 2,637 meters above sea level. Geographically, the regency as a whole lies between 04° 54' 00" and 05° 21' 00" North latitude, and between 96° 20' 00" and 97° 21' 00" East longitude.
Real estate and investment
Settlement-level real estate market data specific to Meunasah Teungoh is not available; the following presents the broader economic context of Kabupaten Bireuen and Aceh Province. Kabupaten Bireuen is a regency comprising 17 kecamatan and 609 villages, operating as part of Aceh Province. The regency lies along the Banda Aceh–Medan national highway, which represents a favorable location for transit traffic and commerce for the entire region. This transportation advantage theoretically holds value for real estate holdings and small-scale commercial developments, although at the Kecamatan Pandrah level this effect remains limited, as the district does not lie directly along the main highway but rather inland from it. Under the general legal framework governing land ownership in Indonesia, foreign nationals cannot acquire full ownership rights (Hak Milik) to property; they have access to Hak Pakai (use rights) or other restricted property titles, the duration and conditions of which are determined by law. In a small, rural gampong such as Meunasah Teungoh, the real estate market primarily affects the members of the local community; foreign investor interest in these interior regions of Aceh Province is characteristically low.
Safety and security
Publicly available crime statistics or specific public security data pertaining to Meunasah Teungoh settlement is not accessible. In assessing the security situation of the broader region, Kabupaten Bireuen, it is worth considering the area's recent history: the regency was formerly one of the main bases of the Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM) movement, and martial law was in effect in the territory from May 2003. However, following the Helsinki peace agreement, the situation gradually normalized. General travel guides and tourism information available at the Kabupaten Bireuen level reflect current assessments that characterize public security as fundamentally adequate. A distinctive feature of Aceh Province is that local norms based on customary law (adat) and elements of Islamic law (siyasah) are also in effect in the territory, with effects on daily life. In rural gampong, including Meunasah Teungoh, community control and local administration have traditionally played a strong role in maintaining local order.
Tourist attractions
Meunasah Teungoh itself is not known for any specific named tourist attraction; the following attractions pertain to the broader Kecamatan Pandrah and Kabupaten Bireuen area. The nearest documented natural attraction within Kecamatan Pandrah is Air Terjun Ceuraceu, a waterfall located in Kecamatan Pandrah, Bireuen Regency. Also associated with the Kecamatan Pandrah area is a beach locality called Pantai Reuleung Manyang. Access to the waterfall begins from Desa Samagadeng, approximately eight kilometers from the Medan–Banda Aceh national highway; the road leading to it is quite slippery. At the Kabupaten Bireuen level, the most frequently mentioned natural attraction is the Krueng Batee Iliek river and bathing place, located in Kecamatan Samalanga, approximately 44 kilometers from Bireuen city center. A historically significant attraction in the regency is Rumoh Teungku Chik, located in Gampong Awe Geutah, Kecamatan Peusangan Siblah Krueng, Bireuen. The building's value derives from its estimated age exceeding five hundred years and its origins dating back to the 13th century. The historical significance of Kabupaten Bireuen is further enhanced by the fact that the regency once served as Indonesia's temporary capital, on June 18, 1948, during the period of the second Dutch military aggression.
Summary
Meunasah Teungoh is a small gampong that administratively belongs to Kecamatan Pandrah in Kabupaten Bireuen, Aceh Province, on Sumatra. Publicly available sources do not provide detailed data specific to the village; its broader context is determined by the general characteristics of the regency and kecamatan. Kabupaten Bireuen lies along the Banda Aceh–Medan main highway, which lends a transit character to the region. The tourism offerings at the Kecamatan Pandrah level consist primarily of natural attractions; Kabupaten Bireuen as a whole constitutes a more complex region encompassing both natural and historical attractions. Meunasah Teungoh is better understood as providing insight into the everyday life of local communities rather than as an independent tourist destination.
