The name of Rice Island that we know now has its own story, mentioned Nasi Island because the rice island can be reached half a day from the mainland to go to the island of Nasi simply by bringing rice wrap (not stale), while the other island was forced to bring rice also called breh north and south breh island, still according to the community, the island of rice has its own name which we still find the writing on the maps - the maps made in the past is PEUNASO. The name PEUNASO for Nasi Island may be used to make it easier for people to remember, because the settlement of Nasi Island is closest to the mainland of Banda Aceh which can be reached quickly from the mainland of Aceh. It is said that the name Peunaso was given by Sultan Iskandar Muda who at the time before the preparation of his marriage with PUTRO PHANG send (PASOE - fill) people from the mainland Aceh who led by a noble known by the community as King Cage, maybe this title in use because the King resides in Alue Riyeueng village cage. whereas the real name of the King is not yet known. The purpose of sending these people is to farm the fruits and vegetables that will be brought for the voyage to Pahang, and the fruit is more in the designation as the fruit of the hand (Asoe Talam - Isi Talam) from a prospective husband (Linto Baroe) that is Sultan Iskandar Muda. Because the process ISI FILLING reciprocally this is the Sultan of Aceh called the island of rice with Peunaso Island (Island Pengisi). Most of the people dispatched by the Acehnese King did not want to return to the aceh land and asked for permission to remain on the island, because the condition of agricultural land on the island is so fertile that in the past there was a term that to farm on the island need to cultivate the land but enough by throwing the seeds only. No one knows when the name of the rice island is there, the name of the island of Rice or Peunaso Island. Along with the growth and development of the inhabitants of the aceh king, coupled with newcomers, led to initiatives in the community to divide the territories of the island of Nasi into several villages, one of which is called village (Deudap, Alue Reyung, Rabo , Lamteng and Pasi Janeng). The naming of village names has its own peculiarities for each village in naming in accordance with what is more prominent in one place eg DEUDAP is derived from the word DADAP, a kind of tree that was very much grown in the village of Deudap and used by the community for wood fence maker because this tree many stems in tumbuhi thorns so annoying animals are reluctant to approach as well as the names of other villages. Because of the relation with the history of the past so far we still often hear the term WOE (back) to the people of the island of Nasi generally going to the mainland of Aceh while their village is the island of Nasi Or Pulau Aceh.
Although included in the administrative area of Aceh Besar District, but the location of Nasi Island is not far from the center of the provincial capital of Banda Aceh. Therefore, the level of accessibility to the island of Nasi relatively easy. Every day, there are ships in the form of wooden boats to the island of Nasi from the port of Ulee Lheue or Lampulo in Banda Aceh City. The journey to Nasi Island will take approximately 45 minutes with the destination port of Deudap, and 60 minutes to the port of Lamteng.
Nasi Island is one of the islands of several islands that are part of a cluster of islands of Aceh Island located in Aceh Besar district, Aceh province. Pulo Rice is located at the coordinates of 95 ° 9 '4.44 "BT and 5 ° 37' 18.68" LU, and is the second largest island in the Island Islands of Aceh after Breueh Island or Rice Island.There are 5 villages in Nasi Island: Alue Reuyeueng Village, Deudap Village, Lamteng Village, Pasi Janeng Village and Rabo Village. Administratively, the five villages in Nasi Island are included in the Nasi Island Settlement, Aceh Island Subdistrict, Aceh Besar District. Based on data from World View 2 satellite image processing on 26 January 2012, Nasi Island has a land area of 27.32 km2 or 2731.87 hectares.