Claim: Pidie Regency in northern Sumatra is the largest rice-producing area of Aceh province and the birthplace of Teungku Chik di Tiro.
Evidence: It is located in the north of the island of Sumatra, in Western Indonesia, bordered by the Malacca Strait and Pidie Jaya Regency (which was formerly a part of Pidie Regency until it was separated out in 2007) in the north, Aceh Besar Regency in the west, Bireuen Regency in the northeast, and Aceh Jaya Regency in the south. Pidie was the largest rice-producing area of Aceh province, producing some 20% of its total output. Muhammad Saman
1836 (1836)
Tiro, Pedir, Aceh Sultanate Tiro (Truseb)