Calang
Calang (Jawoë: چالڠ), the capital of the Aceh Jaya Regency of the special territory (daerah istimewa) of Aceh was on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It had a population of about 12,000 though it was reported to have "vanished completely leaving only scattered shards of concrete" as a result of the tsunami produced by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Only about 30 per cent of the townspeople have survived.
The trail of destruction left by the tsunami extends two kilometers inland from the coast. Whole hills have been washed away.
The township, a former Indonesian Military (TNI, Tentara Nasional Indonesia) stronghold, will be relocated inland according to Indonesian Welfare Minister Alwi Shihab.
Calang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
The trail of destruction left by the tsunami extends two kilometers inland from the coast. Whole hills have been washed away.
The township, a former Indonesian Military (TNI, Tentara Nasional Indonesia) stronghold, will be relocated inland according to Indonesian Welfare Minister Alwi Shihab.
Calang has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
Map - Calang
Map
Country - Indonesia
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As the world's third largest democracy, Indonesia is a presidential republic with an elected legislature. It has 38 provinces, of which nine have special status. The country's capital, Jakarta, is the world's second-most populous urban area. Indonesia shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the eastern part of Malaysia, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and India. Despite its large population and densely populated regions, Indonesia has vast areas of wilderness that support one of the world's highest level of biodiversity.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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IDR | Indonesian rupiah | Rp | 2 |
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NL | Dutch language |
EN | English language |
ID | Indonesian language |
JV | Javanese language |