AN OVERVIEW OF GRDP SECTORS WITH LOCATION QUOTIENT ANALYSIS (CASE STUDY IN WEST ACEH DISTRICT AND ITS EXPANSION AREA: THE EXPANSION PERIOD TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC)

Abstract

In the 90s it was announced that the North-East region of Aceh Province as an industrial zone and the Middle-Southeast and West-South areas as an agricultural zone. Likewise with the districts of West Aceh and its expansion areas (Districts of Aceh Jaya, District Nagan Raya, District Simeulue and Aceh Barat themselves). This study aims to analyze the basic sector in GRDP from 17 sectors available from the time of division untill pandemic Covid-19. The data used are secondary data obtained from BPS and Bappeda. The results of the LQ analysis from 2010-2019 show that in the first division area, namely Simeulue Regency, the highest LQ value is 1,51 in 2010 and 1,27 in 2016. Then Aceh Jaya District with the highest LQ 1.81 for construction sectors and agriculture sectors 1,18. Next, the Nagan Raya District with agriculture LQ 1,52 in 2016 and 1,36 in 2019. Furthermore, West Aceh had the lowest LQ 1.09 and continues to decline untill 2019 when covid-19 pandemic. The importance of the role of the government and local NGOs in increasing the value of this agricultural sector so that GDP increases