Arun Lhokseumawe Special Economic Zone

Arun Lhokseumawe Special Economic Zone (Indonesian: Kawasan Ekonomi Khusus Arun Lhokseumawe) or abbreviated as Arun Lhokseumawe KEK, is a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) located in Lhokseumawe city and North Aceh Regency, Aceh, Indonesia. This SEZ has been established through on Government Regulation No. 5 / 2017.[1] [2]

Arun Lhokseumawe Special Economic Zone (Kawasan Ekonomi Khusus (KEK) Arun Lhokseumawe )
Special Economic Zone
Location in Indonesia Arun Lhokseumawe Special Economic Zone (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5.187450°N 97.138230°E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Aceh
Province	Aceh
Regency	North Aceh
Area
• Total	26.22 km^2 (10.12 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+7 (WIB)
Website	https://www.sezarun.co.id/

Arun Lhokseumawe SEZ is spread over 2,622.48 hectares, including 1,840.8ha in Arun Natural Gas Liquefaction Area in Lhokseumawe, 582 hectares in Dewantara, and 199.6 hectares in Jamuan of North Aceh Regency. The development of SEZ Arun Lhokseumawe is being focused on energy, petrochemical, agro industry supporting food security, logistics and kraft paper producing industries.[3] The SEZ consists of an Export Processing Zone, a logistics zone, an industrial zone, an energy zone and a tourism zone.[4]

Access

SEZ Arun Lhokseumawe is located in the world’s busiest international shipping routes next to the Strait of Malacca, and approximately 260 KM from the capital Banda Aceh, and can be reached by land and air transport. Malikus Saleh Airport is about 18 kilometer from SEZ Arun Lhokseumawe, and from the international port of Ocean Pasee +/- 9 KM.

References

1. "Govt Kicks-off Arun SEZ Development". Tempo. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
2. "Aceh open for business and investment". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
3. "Arun Lhokseumawe in Aceh to be new growth center". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
4. "SEZs in sumatra to compete with Singapore, Malaysia". Antara News. Retrieved 4 December 2018.