social, economic, and cultural conditions of the lhok merbo village community

a. Social Condition
The social condition of the people of Gampong Lhok Merbo in the internal order of the village is good enough where the sense of brotherhood and friendship among the citizens is always awake. This is evidenced by a sense of tolerance among the people who are quite high, such as gotong royong which is held every Friday by the community of gampong, marriage receptions and the place of disaster in which the community keeps enlivening the event without any favor to relatives or richer people, traditions duek pakat to raise money and help the party who will hold a wedding party.

b. Economic Conditions.
The economic condition of the people of Gampong Lhok Merbo Kecamatan Cot Girek of North Aceh District is currently relatively weak where most of the people live in poverty and work as plantation workers, although many are already established, especially those owning their own gardens, rubber, palm oil, rambutan and others.
The majority of the people of Gampong Lhok Merbo work as farmers / planters, and many also work for people's gardens, only a few people of Lampok Merbo villagers who work entrepreneurs, traders, artisans and other businesses. To move the wheels of the economy of the citizens, in Gampong Lhok Merbo people focus on developing the business in the field of plantations in accordance with the condition of Lamp Mumps Lhok suitable for the development of plantation business, especially oil palm plantations.

c. Culture Society
The values ​​of local wisdom and culture of the people in Gampong Lhok Merbo are still considered very strong, such as culture gotong-royong, the sense of the fate of arms, the etiquette of speech and the norms inherent in society among them can be seen the existence of regular rituals such as kenduri and others. Another culture that is felt within the village that is still strong is the culture of mutual cooperation between villagers or hamlets. Although also sometimes perceived cultural values ​​luhur (customs) there are also faded, for example in marriage receptions and circumcision tradition that has been decorated with modern entertainment that sometimes is not Islamic.

1. Condition of Village Government
   The condition of the Gampong Lhok Merbo government is quite good, in which there is or the fulfillment of all electoral positions, the internal administrative tools of the village from the head of the hamlet, kaur-kaur, the village head up to Tuha Peut and Tuha Lapan have been running optimally, helping each other and working together succeed various planned development programs.
   However, in the field of facilities is still a major problem, but this does not diminish community service to be neglected. What impressed the writer for the implementation of the government in Gampong Lhok Merbo, the full authority given to his subordinates, thus creating subordinates who are more concerned about and responsible for the duties undertaken and fostering a sense of responsibility and trust in the positions held.