Krueng Beukah – settlement in Kecamatan Peusangan Selatan, Kabupaten Bireuen, Aceh province
Krueng Beukah is a smaller settlement in Indonesia's Aceh province, which administratively belongs to Kecamatan Peusangan Selatan and Kabupaten Bireuen regency. It is located in northern Sumatra, at approximately 5.17° north latitude and 96.79° east longitude. The regency seat, Bireuen city, is the region's most important administrative and commercial center, situated along the main highway between Banda Aceh and Medan. In the case of Krueng Beukah, independent settlement-level source material was not available; therefore, the description below relies primarily on data at the broader Kabupaten Bireuen level, which is clearly indicated.
General overview
Krueng Beukah is one of the villages in Kecamatan Peusangan Selatan, which is relatively unknown to the international public and is characterized mainly by local agricultural and rural lifestyles. Kabupaten Bireuen regency itself became an independent administrative unit on October 12, 1999, when it was separated from the former Kabupaten Aceh Utara. The regency bears the designation "fighting city" (kota juang), which alludes to the region's historical role. Bireuen holds special significance in Indonesian national history: on June 18, 1948, during the second Dutch military aggression (1947–1948), the city was declared the second capital of the Indonesian Republic, and it became the seat of the Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia (PDRI), the Emergency Government of the Indonesian Republic, which had originally been based in Bukittinggi. This circumstance continues to shape local identity and the regency's cultural self-image. The area is located on the borders of Kabupaten Bener Meriah, Kabupaten Pidie Jaya, and Kabupaten Aceh Utara, thus possessing an important transit traffic function along the Banda Aceh–Medan transit route. Krueng Beukah, as one of the villages in Peusangan Selatan, fits into this broader transit and agricultural context.
Real estate and investment
Direct real estate market data for Krueng Beukah is not available; the following presents the general context at Kabupaten Bireuen level. The real estate market on the regency's territory is primarily driven by local demand and is characterized by rural and agricultural use. Areas located along the Banda Aceh–Medan main highway—such as Bireuen city and its surroundings—have more active commercial and residential property trading, as transit traffic and local administrative functions attract more developed infrastructure. In a smaller village like Krueng Beukah, property prices are expected to be significantly lower compared to larger cities in the province; however, the real estate market is less liquid and less transparent. For foreign nationals, Indonesian land ownership regulations generally contain restrictions: Hak Milik (full ownership title) is not available to foreign private individuals, though certain other titles (such as Hak Pakai or long-term lease constructions) can be used within legal frameworks. In any case of concrete investment intentions, local legal advice and thorough knowledge of current Indonesian real estate regulations are essential.
Safety and security
Independent public safety statistics for Krueng Beukah are not available. Regarding the broader Kabupaten Bireuen and Aceh province generally, it can be stated that the agreement resulting from the 2005 Helsinki peace talks brought a decisive turning point in the region's stabilization. Aceh was previously one of the main operational areas of the Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM) movement, and the martial law introduced in 2003 entailed serious security tensions. Since the conclusion of the peace process, the public safety situation in the province has gradually normalized. Today, Aceh province as a whole can be considered a stably functioning region, though operating within certain distinctive legal frameworks—for instance, due to applicable sharia-based local regulations. In smaller villages like Krueng Beukah, everyday public safety generally operates at the level characteristic of rural Indonesian villages, but concrete, verifiable local data on this cannot be provided.
Tourist attractions
In the case of Krueng Beukah, no individually named tourist attraction is listed in the available source material; thus, the following paragraphs present generally known characteristics of Kabupaten Bireuen. At the regency level, the most well-known historical connection is Bireuen city's 1948 role in the Indonesian independence struggle, which forms the basis of local historical consciousness and the designation "kota juang." The regency, lying along the Banda Aceh–Medan route, combines northern Sumatra's highland and lowland landscapes in its natural characteristics; however, the available source material does not contain named attractions in Krueng Beukah's immediate vicinity. Those seeking the characteristics of the broader Aceh province will find far more documented cultural and natural destinations in the direction of the provincial capital, Banda Aceh.
Summary
Krueng Beukah is a small, rural settlement in Aceh province, in Kecamatan Peusangan Selatan, as part of Kabupaten Bireuen. The regency itself is a notable unit from historical and geopolitical perspectives: it was one of the key points of the Indonesian independence struggle and possesses strategic positioning along the Banda Aceh–Medan transit route. Independent source material for Krueng Beukah is not available; therefore, reliable, concrete data regarding the settlement's direct characteristics could not be provided; the presented connections reflect the broader regency-level context.
