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Calang
Town in Sumatra, Indonesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Calang (Jawoë: چالڠ), the capital of the Aceh Jaya Regency of the special territory (daerah istimewa) of Aceh is 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 survived.
Calang | |
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• Jawoë | چالڠ |
![]() Indonesian Navy landing craft KRI Teluk Banten (516) and KRI Teluk Langsa (501) and a US Navy Seahawk helicopter in Calang | |
Coordinates: 4°38′N 95°35′E | |
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Region | Sumatra |
Province | Aceh |
Regency | Aceh Jaya Regency |
Time zone | UTC+7 (IWST) |
Area code | (+62) 654 |
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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, has been relocated inland according to Indonesian Welfare Minister Alwi Shihab.