MEULABOH
Meulaboh is the capital of West Aceh Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The city is located about 175 km southeast of Banda Aceh on the Island of Sumatra. Meulaboh is a city of the birth of National Hero Teuku Umar Johan Pahlawan. Meulaboh is the largest city in the coastal south-west Aceh and one of the areas most severely affected by the earthquake tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake. The work of most of the population of
History
Before known as Meulaboh, formerly the cape is named Pasi Karam. The mention of Meulaboh Follow the strong associated with its location close to the sea making it the heart of the port area. Besides, there are also opinions that say about the mention of Meulaboh associated with the history of the eksodusnya the number of citizens of the minangkabau of West Sumatra, which at that time was under Dutch colonial grip to a point value along the coast of West and south Aceh. In this version, it is told whether there is a huge wave of exodus that there are a small group that is anchored at the Coastal Town of Meulaboh now, then the events of the landings is linked with the origin of the naming of the "Meulaboh", remember the word "Meulaboh" alone in the Aceh language means "anchored ". 