Pidie Regency in northern Sumatra is the largest rice-producing area of Aceh province and the birthplace of Acehnese guerrilla fighter, Teungku Chik di Tiro.
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. Teungku Chik di Tiro (Indonesian National Hero). Muhamad Saman (1836  21 January 1891), better known as Teungku Chik di Tiro (usually spelt Cik di Tiro in Indonesia), was an Acehnese guerrilla fighter. 
