Cot Mane – small settlement in Kecamatan Samalanga, Kabupaten Bireuen, Aceh province
Cot Mane is a small settlement in Aceh province, Indonesia, located in the northern part of Sumatra. Administratively, it belongs to Kecamatan Samalanga, which is part of Kabupaten Bireuen. Based on its coordinates (5.1776178° N, 96.3797902° E), it is situated in the central-northern band of the kabupaten. Kabupaten Bireuen itself lies along the Banda Aceh–Medan main road and is considered an important transit area in the region.
General overview
No independent, settlement-level source material currently exists for Cot Mane; therefore, the following presentation covers the broader administrative unit, Kabupaten Bireuen, and the context of Kecamatan Samalanga. Kecamatan Samalanga is located in the western part of Kabupaten Bireuen and, similar to the general character of the kabupaten, consists mainly of agricultural and small community areas. Kabupaten Bireuen overall is a developing region affected by transit traffic, with its seat in Bireuen city. The kabupaten became an independent administrative unit on October 12, 1999, when it was separated from the previously unified Kabupaten Aceh Utara. The region has particular historical significance: on June 18, 1948, during the Dutch Second Military Offensive (Agresi Militer Belanda II), Bireuen was designated as the second capital of the Indonesian Republic, and the PDRI (Emergency Government of the Indonesian Republic), previously based in Bukittinggi, relocated its operations there. The kabupaten is also known as a former base area of the Gerakan Aceh Merdeka (GAM) Aceh independence movement, and the military emergency declared from May 2003 and the 2005 Helsinki peace accord fundamentally shaped the region's recent development. Cot Mane itself is a smaller, lesser-known settlement that fits into the district's rural structure and, based on available data, has no special industrial or tourism profile.
Real estate and investment
No specific, settlement-level data exists regarding Cot Mane's real estate market; therefore, the following presents the broader context of Kabupaten Bireuen and Aceh province. Aceh province and, within it, Kabupaten Bireuen possess certain commercial and infrastructure development potential resulting from the kabupaten's relative transit role—its location along the main road between Banda Aceh and Medan. At the same time, the region is primarily agricultural and small-town in character, so real estate prices and investment activity generally operate at lower levels than in Indonesia's more tourism- or industry-developed regions. It is advisable to consider the general framework of Indonesian land ownership regulations: foreign individuals cannot acquire full ownership rights (Hak Milik) to real estate in Indonesia; however, certain limited use and lease rights—such as Hak Pakai (right of use)—are available to them if legal conditions applicable to them are met. Any real estate transaction should be discussed in advance with a local legal expert and notary (notaris), particularly in rural areas where land registry relations may be more complex.
Safety and security
No settlement-level public safety statistics are available for Cot Mane. Regarding the public safety situation in the broader region, Kabupaten Bireuen and Aceh province, the known historical background provides context: since the 2005 Helsinki peace accord, armed conflict in Aceh province has ended, and the province has gradually consolidated. According to sources on the kabupaten, after the military emergency that took effect in 2003, the situation gradually normalized. In general, Aceh province today is considered a peaceful region; however, the local application of Islamic law (syariat Islam) enforces certain social norms and regulations with which incoming foreigners are advised to familiarize themselves. In rural districts, such as Kecamatan Samalanga, adherence to local community norms is particularly important. For precise, up-to-date safety information, it is advisable to consult the current travel advice of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs or other authoritative consular sources.
Tourist attractions
No source-supported tourist attractions within Cot Mane settlement are available in the data. At the broader Kabupaten Bireuen level, no prominent, named tourist destination can be identified based on available source material. The kabupaten is primarily known as a transit and agricultural area, and the historical memories associated with it—such as its 1948 role as a temporary capital—are more of local historical interest rather than developed tourist attractions. Aceh province as a whole, however, does have more widely known tourist sites: the province's capital, Banda Aceh, and Sabang Island (Pulau Weh), for example, are known for their dive tourism and sites documenting the 2004 tsunami. These destinations, however, are located at considerable distances from Cot Mane and cannot be counted among nearby tourism offerings. Those who travel to the Kecamatan Samalanga area can primarily experience the local agricultural landscape and traditional Aceh village life.
Summary
Cot Mane is a small rural settlement in Aceh province, located within Kecamatan Samalanga district, in Kabupaten Bireuen. The kabupaten serves an important transit role along the Banda Aceh–Medan main road and has a distinctive historical past—including its 1948 role as a temporary republican capital. The settlement itself has no special attractions or notable economic profile documented in accessible sources; rather, it is characterized as one of the region's rural, community-oriented villages. In terms of real estate market and investment, the broader region's conditions and the general framework of Indonesian legal regulations apply to it, while regarding public safety, the Aceh provincial situation, consolidated since 2005, and local Islamic norms provide context.
