After drying, the coffee is taken to one of the cooperatives where it is further processed and prepared for export. After picking, the berries are immediately pulped (stripped of the red skin) and spread out to dry. The area also grows tobacco, sugar cane, tea, cloves, vegetables, fruits and bean crops.įor this coffee, only the red, ripe coffee berries are hand-picked for the best quality, flavour and aroma.

Coffee cultivation is the main source of income. The average temperature of 20 degrees all year round, the abundant rainfall and the fertile soil make this area a walhalla for agriculture. The coffee there is grown by several small farmers with about a hectare of land each, good for about 700 - 1000 kg of coffee a year. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres and the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district.Café du Jour Indonesia (Mandheling) Sumatra Raja Gayo coffee is grown very carefully in the central part of Aceh province on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia at an altitude of 1100 to 1600 metres.

The regency is divided administratively into eleven districts ( kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.

Logging is reportedly a major problem in the regency which is the least populated area of the province with less than 2% of the total population.

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