Central Aceh Regency is the highland regency around Takengon and Lake Laut Tawar, described as the main centre of coffee production within Aceh province.
Central Aceh Regency (Aceh Tengah) is a highland regency in Aceh, ranging from 200 to 2,600 m in elevation, built around the town of Takengon and Lake Laut Tawar. It is described as the main centre of coffee production within Aceh province, producing the Gayo Arabica for which the wider Gayo Highlands are known. The Gayo people, the regency's majority ethnic group, are concentrated here and in the neighbouring Bener Meriah and Gayo Lues regencies.
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Central Aceh is famous for Lake Laut Tawar.
Processing
Elsewhere in Gayo Highlands
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