Meunasah Tambo – a gampong in Kecamatan Peudada, Kabupaten Bireuen, Aceh Province
Meunasah Tambo is an Indonesian gampong (village-level administrative unit) located in Kecamatan Peudada, Kabupaten Bireuen, in Aceh Province, Indonesia. The settlement has postal code 24262 and ranks among dozens of similarly named gampongs within Kecamatan Peudada — its immediate neighbors include Meunasah Rabo, Meunasah Baroh, and Meunasah Krueng. Geographically, Kabupaten Bireuen spans coordinates between 4°54'–5°21' north latitude and 96°20'–97°21' east longitude, with Meunasah Tambo positioned approximately at 5.187°N and 96.607°E. The settlement lies within the coastal strip of mainland Sumatra, near the national highway running along the eastern coast of Aceh Province.
General overview
Meunasah Tambo is a small rural gampong for which independent statistical or detailed administrative databases are not available in publicly accessible sources; the following therefore primarily presents verifiable characteristics at the Kecamatan Peudada and Kabupaten Bireuen levels. Kecamatan Peudada comprises a total of 52 gampongs, of which Meunasah Tambo is one of the smaller units. The village has its own keuchik (village chief): the Gampong Meunasah Tambo, Kecamatan Peudada administration maintains regular contact with Kabupaten Bireuen authorities, with the keuchik named Elvis Suryadi. One important venue for community life is the local football field, though it was severely damaged by a previous flood and has been unusable since. Interest in football was significant in the village: before the flood, the pitch was filled every evening with youth conducting training sessions and inter-village matches. Religious infrastructure is also developing: in March 2025, Satgas TMMD Ke-123 Kodim 0111/Bireuen installed water collection tanks at the Balai Pengajian Baitul Nurul Iman, a local religious education center, to ensure adequate water supply for believers and education participants. All this indicates that Meunasah Tambo is a rural gampong with an active religious community, though its basic infrastructure remains developing. The topography of Kabupaten Bireuen generally consists of a mix of plains, gentle slopes, undulating and hilly areas, with slope angles ranging from 0–2% to over 40%. The immediate environment of Kecamatan Peudada and Meunasah Tambo falls within the coastal plain zone.
Real estate and investment
No independent real estate market data is available specifically for Meunasah Tambo; the following presents the broader real estate and investment context of Kabupaten Bireuen. Kabupaten Bireuen is receiving increasing attention from housing market participants, and the area offers various state-subsidized affordable housing programs accessible through the Sikumbang system at prices below 200 million rupiah. In one jeumpa project, for example, houses of 36 square meters floor area on 108 square meter plots are advertised at 140 million rupiah. These prices indicate that the kabupaten as a whole is characterized by relatively low real estate price levels, primarily attracting local residents rather than foreign investors. Kabupaten Bireuen is positioned along the national Sumatra highway in a location suitable for transit traffic, which represents strategic economic value for the region. The kabupaten is situated adjacent to Kabupaten Pidie Jaya, Bener Meriah, and Aceh Tengah, and its position enables inter-regional trade, tourism, and service cooperation. It is important to note for foreign individuals that Indonesian property acquisition laws generally restrict opportunities for non-Indonesian citizens: foreigners traditionally cannot acquire full ownership (Hak Milik) but only long-term lease or usage rights (Hak Pakai, Hak Sewa) — this general legal framework applies to Aceh Province as well, where local-level (sharia-based) regulations may additionally influence business and property transactions.
Safety and security
Public security-specific data for Meunasah Tambo is not available in public sources; the following presents verifiable characteristics at the Kecamatan Peudada and Kabupaten Bireuen levels. The Polsek Peudada (Peudada police station) conducts regular patrol services in the district, with one objective being to monitor the presence of undocumented immigrants — particularly Rohingya refugees — in the waters of Kecamatan Peudada. The bhabinkamtibmas (community police) and babinsa (military liaison officers) in Kabupaten Bireuen actively cooperate to maintain public order and security. Kabupaten Bireuen was historically known for its connections with the Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM) movement: the kabupaten once counted as one of the GAM's main bases, and from May 2003 a military emergency was in effect, which was gradually lifted following the 2005 Helsinki peace agreement. The current situation has stabilized following the peace process; no current indications of violent conflict appear in publicly available sources. Community development programs underway in the village — such as participation in the TMMD military-civilian infrastructure program — also point to stable local conditions.
Tourist attractions
Meunasah Tambo has no independently identified named tourist attractions in available sources. Kecamatan Peudada and the broader Kabupaten Bireuen, however, possess several verifiable natural and cultural attractions. Along the district's coastline lies Ujung Seuke beach in Kecamatan Peudada, in Blang Kubu gampong, which is one of the visited coastal destinations of Bireuen Kabupaten; ATV rental and motorboat services are available at the location. Characteristic of the kabupaten as a whole, several beaches have developed along the northern coastline, of which Pantai Jangka and Pantai Laut Pangah are considered the most developed. From the perspective of religious and historical tourism, several significant sites exist in the kabupaten, including the tomb of Habib Bugak, the tomb of Tengku Chiek Awe Geutah, and the Syuhada (martyrs) memorial. Habib Bugak donated his land and buildings to the Acehnese community in Mecca around 1803; the income from this property is annually directed to support Masjidil Haram and Acehnese hajj pilgrims. Among natural attractions is the Batee Iliek bathing place in Kecamatan Samalanga, near the Samalanga waterfall, and is also counted among visited points of Kabupaten Bireuen. Meunasah Tambo itself is primarily an agricultural rural gampong, whose appeal for travelers lies mainly in its local community life and proximity to the neighboring coastal district.
Summary
Meunasah Tambo is a small rural gampong in Kecamatan Peudada, in the northern Aceh region of Kabupaten Bireuen on the island of Sumatra. The settlement has its own administration, an active religious community, and community sports life, though infrastructure development — such as restoration of the flood-damaged football field and expansion of water supply — is currently ongoing. The kabupaten's transit traffic position along the Banda Aceh–Medan national highway presents a favorable economic context for the broader region surrounding the village, while Meunasah Tambo itself cannot currently be identified as a tourist or investment destination in available sources.
