[1] The seat of the regency government is at the town of Kutacane (which forms Babussalam district).

The main commodities produced in the regency are palm oil, cacao, coconut, coffee, nutmeg, walnut, and pachouli oil [5] The main rivers are the Alas River and the Butan River.

The original inhabitants of this regency are the Alas people.

They use the Alas language and live under the customs (adat) of those people.

Here are some other peoples other than Alas inhabiting the regency: There are other smaller ethnic groups that are still new to the Regency and do not constitute a majority population elsewhere, such as Palembang Malay people.