Pulau Weh (Sabang is often called being in the region administrative Sabang), located between 95 ° 13 '02 "and 95 ° 22' 36 "east longitude and between 05 ° 46 '28" and 05 ° 54' 28 "N. The island is one of Indonesia's outer islands (and a point 0 Unitary State of Indonesia Repulblik kilometers) of border directly with Malaysia, Thailand and India. Pulau Weh is an island atoll (coral island) that the process through removal from the sea surface. About 2600 ha of coral reefs contained in Pulau Weh (especially around the island Rubiah) has designated as a Nature Park by the Minister of Pulau Weh Marine Forestry (Decree No. 928/Kpts/Um/1982 December 22, 1982). These conditions make Sabang famous as a tourist destination marine and fishery potential is high. Travel to Sabang can be reached by small ferry (twice a day) for one hour from the Port of Ulee Lheu in Banda Aceh or with a large ferry with all schedules in a day. Sabang in general population earns a meager living as fishermen and farmers' gardens. Profession others are laborers, traders, transport services and civil servants. Earthquake and Tsunami December 26, 2004 also happened to Pulau Weh, but the existence of deep trenches Sabang Bay could reduce tsunami energy, in addition to Weh Island is surrounded by coral reefs that the impact of the tsunami in Sabang was not too bad. However, tsunami waves of energy have created karangkarang destroyed and many are buried in the sand.
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