Calang

Calang
Indonesian Navy landing craft KRI Teluk Banten (516) and KRI Teluk Langsa (501) and a US Navy Seahawk helicopter in Calang Indonesian Navy landing craft KRI Teluk Banten (516) and KRI Teluk Langsa (501) and a US Navy Seahawk helicopter in Calang
Calang Location in Sumatra
Calang Location in Indonesia
Coordinates:
Country	Indonesia
Province	Aceh
Regency	Aceh Jaya Regency
Island	Sumatra
Time zone	WIB (UTC+7)

File:US Navy 050102-N-9593M-334 An Indonesian child stands amid the destruction of the Tsunami in the village of Tjalang, Sumatra, Indonesia.jpg

An Indonesian child stands amid the destruction of the Tsunami in the village of Calang, Sumatra, Indonesia

Calang, 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.

See also

• Gleebruk
• Teunom
• Meulaboh
• Tapaktuan

References

• Only 30% of the Residents of Calang are Left

External links

• Leuser International Foundation